Increased collateral blood flow to ischemic myocardium by estrogen replacement therapy may contribute to reduced incidence of fatal and non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in postmenopausal women

Endothelium: Journal of Endothelial Cell Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-141

  Rubanyi, Gabor M ^a   Johns, Anthony ^a   Dole, William P ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030827269     PISSN: 10623329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10623329709053393     Document Type: Short Survey

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