Comparison of major coronary risk factors in female and male patients with premature coronary artery disease

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-25

  Yasar, Ayse Saatci ^a,b,d   Turhan, Hasan ^a,c   Basar, Nurcan ^a   Metin, Fatma ^a   Erbay, Ali Riza ^a   Ilkay, Erdogan ^a   Sabah, Irfan ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Premature; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TURKEY;

EID: 39349086257     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.63.1.2025327     Document Type: Article

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