The importance of gender differences in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1079-1081

  Ciambrone, Graciana ^a   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Diagnosis; Gender differences; Management

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79958214027     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161211795656945     Document Type: Review

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