European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 288-294 , July 2007

Chemokines and left ventricular function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

  • Małgorzata Kobusiak-Prokopowicz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Samotna 25 Street, 54–058 Wroclaw, Poland. Tel.: +48 71 784 26 11, +48 609 489 699; fax: +48 71 327 09 61.
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  • Jacek Orzeszko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland
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  • Grzegorz Mazur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Haematology, Blood Neoplasms and Bone Marrow Transplantation Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland
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  • Andrzej Mysiak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland
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  • Alina Orda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland
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  • Rafal Poreba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Disease and Hypertension Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland
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  • Walentyna Mazurek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Pasteur 4 Str., Poland

Received 23 November 2005 ,Revised 10 November 2006 ,Accepted 9 February 2007.

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PII: S0953-6205(07)00052-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.02.001

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 288-294 , July 2007

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