What causes myocardial infarction in women without obstructive coronary artery disease?

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1404-1406

  Della Rocca, Domenico G ^a   Pepine, Carl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; Editorials; myocardial infarction; sex; women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 80053329776     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.055855     Document Type: Review

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