Estrogen status correlates with the calcium content of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1062-1067

  Christian, R C ^a   Harrington, S ^a   Edwards, W D ^a   Oberg, A L ^a   Fitzpatrick, Lorraine A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY STENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036964940     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.3.8354     Document Type: Article

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