Leukocyte, Haemostatic and Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Activated in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease (CVD): A Pilot Study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- J. P. Smith; K. L. Dudley; S. F. Hughes; S. J. Rides; D. T. Vallance; A. K. Banerjee
- Source
- British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 4:4392-4406
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Environmental Engineering
biology
business.industry
C-reactive protein
Inflammation
Disease
Fibrinogen
Inflammatory biomarkers
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Internal medicine
Immunology
medicine
biology.protein
In patient
cardiovascular diseases
medicine.symptom
business
Biochemical markers
medicine.drug
- Language
- ISSN
- 2231-0614
Background :Cardiovascular disease (CVD) provides a huge economic strain worldwide and is responsible for over 4 million deaths in Europe annually. Atherosclerosis, a key component of CVD, is recognised as aninflammatory process. This clinical pilot -study