Patterns and behavior of transient myocardial ischemia in stable coronary disease are the same in both men and women: A comparative study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1629-1636

  Mulcahy, David ^a   Dakak, Nader ^a   Zalos, Gloria ^a   Andrews, Neil P ^a   Proschan, Michael ^a   Waclawiw, Myron A ^a   Schenke, William H ^a   Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0029934114     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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