International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 396-397 , 10 July 2009

C-reactive protein in chronic heart failure: A new predictor of survival

  • Turgay Celik

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 312 3044268; fax: +90 312 3044250.
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  • Atila Iyisoy

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey
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  • Murat Celik

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey
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  • U. Cagdas Yuksel

      Affiliations

    • Sarikamis Army District Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Sarikamis, Turkey
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  • Ejder Kardesoglu

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kadikoy-Istanbul, Turkey

Received 4 October 2007 ,Accepted 15 December 2007.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00280-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.116

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 396-397 , 10 July 2009

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