Lp(a) lipoprotein - An independent risk factor for coronary heart disease after menopause

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-67

  Futterman, Laurie G ^a   Lemberg, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MENOPAUSE; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035219942     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2001.10.1.63     Document Type: Review

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