Iron and cardiovascular risk in menopause

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 438-439

  Mascitelli, Luca ^a   Sullivan, Jerome L ^b   Pezzetta, Francesca ^c   Goldstein, Mark R ^d  

^a Medical Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ospedale Civile di Tolmezzo   (Italy)

^d Fountain Medical Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FERRITIN; IRON;

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYSTERECTOMY; IRON DEPLETION; IRON THERAPY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY DNA SEQUENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; METABOLISM; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63849126969     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328320022f     Document Type: Letter

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