Sex and Gender Differences in Coronary Artery Disease

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-130

  Lawton, Jennifer S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Gender; Men; Sex; Women

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVASCULARIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 82755187570     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: 15329488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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