Gender differences in symptoms of myocardial ischaemia

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 3107-3114

  MacKay, Martha H ^a   Ratner, Pamela A ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Humphries, Karin H ^a   Buller, Christopher E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction; Sex and gender differences; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT POSTERIOR BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 83755185616     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr358     Document Type: Article

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