Gender and microvascular angina

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-46

  Nugent, Lynn ^a   Mehta, Puja K ^a   Bairey Merz, C Noel ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina; Coronary syndrome X; Gender; Microvascular angina; Microvascular coronary dysfunction; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTROGEN; IMIPRAMINE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; NITRATE; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYNDROME X;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78751575515     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-010-0477-1     Document Type: Article

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