Myocardial infarction in the young: A sex-based comparison

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 429-431

  Sozzi, Fabiola B ^a,f   Danzi, Gian Battista ^a   Foco, Luisa ^b   Ferlini, Marco ^a   Tubaro, Marco ^c   Galli, Michele ^d   Celli, Patrizia ^e   Mannucci, Pier M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Spedali Riuniti ASL6   (Italy)

^e SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Myocardial infarction; Sex; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CORONARY RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; ITALY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34547871984     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e3282583bfc     Document Type: Article

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