Sex and gender differences in cardiovascular medicine

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-9

  Akishita, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cerebral infarction; Ischemic heart disease; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; VALSARTAN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 58849124133     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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