Acute administration of conjugated equine oestrogen does not improve exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia in men with coronary artery disease

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 221-224

  Davis, Susan R ^a   Bradbury, J ^b   Bell, R ^a   Johns, J A ^b  

^a Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute ischaemia; Coronary artery disease; Oestrogen in men

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0038119616     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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