American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 99, Issue 7 , Pages 890-895, 1 April 2007

Serum Complement C3/C4 Ratio, a Novel Marker for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events

  • Anil Palikhe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Juha Sinisalo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Mikko Seppänen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Heikki Haario, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Applied Mathematics, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland.
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  • Seppo Meri, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Ville Valtonen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Markku S. Nieminen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Marja-Liisa Lokki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 358-9-191-26614; fax: 358-9-241-1227.

Received 29 August 2006; received in revised form 7 November 2006; accepted 7 November 2006.

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 This study was funded by the University of Helsinki Foundation, Helsinki; the Finnish-Norwegian Medical Foundation, Helsinki; the Aarne Koskelo Foundation, Helsinki; the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, Helsinki; the Helsinki University Central Hospital Research Funds (EVO), Helsinki; and the Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service Research Fund, Helsinki, Finland.

PII: S0002-9149(06)02486-6

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.11.034

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 99, Issue 7 , Pages 890-895, 1 April 2007

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