Gender differences in sympathetic neural activation following uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1764-1770

  Hogarth, Andrew J ^a   Graham, Lee N ^a   Mary, David A S G ^a   Greenwood, John P ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Gender; Myocardial infarction; Nervous system sympathetic; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651121943     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp188     Document Type: Article

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