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Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(02): 412-414
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-01-0069
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Circulating monocyte subsets and cardio - vascular risk factors in coronary artery disease

Mihail Hristov
1   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Thorsten Leyendecker   *
2   Department of Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Christoph Schuhmann
4   Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
,
Philipp von Hundels-hausen
1   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
2   Department of Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Nicole Heussen
3   Institute for Medical Statistics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Eva Kehmeier   *
2   Department of Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Florian Krötz
4   Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
,
Hae-Young Sohn
4   Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
,
Volker Klauss
4   Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
,
Christian Weber
1   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Received: 27 January 2009

Accepted after minor revsion: 09 March 2010

Publication Date:
30 November 2017 (online)

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* Current address: Department of Cardiology, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Germany.


 

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