Gender differences among Korean patients with coronary spasm

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 423-427

  Ju, Hwan Lee ^a   Hyunsang, Lee ^a   Myung, Hwan Bae ^b   Yong, Seop Kwon ^c   Jang, Hoon Lee ^b   Hyeon, Min Ryu ^b   Yongwhi, Park ^d   Dong, Heon Yang ^b   Hun, Sik Park ^b   Yongkeun, Cho ^b   Shung, Chull Chae ^b   Jun, Jae Eun ^b   Park, Wee Hyun ^b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Busan St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary vasospasm; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; ERGOMETRINE MALEATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PROVOCATION TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 70449564469     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.10.423     Document Type: Article

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