Fibrinogen: Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
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Fibrinogen and cardiovascular disease.
Introduction The clear association between high fibrinogen concentrations and the risk of cardiovascular disease is of increasing practical relevance as well as scientific interest. The relation was first reported in preliminary results from the Northwick Park Heart Study in 1980' and later confirmed in its main findings.2 Numerous other prospective studies have almost without exception confirm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nobel Medical College
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2091-234X,2091-2331
DOI: 10.3126/jonmc.v1i1.7281