Gynecardiology: Distinct patterns of ischemic heart disease in middle-aged women

Maturitas

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 348-352

  Elias Smale, Suzette E ^a   Günal, Arzu ^a   Maas, Angela H E M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelial dysfunction; Gender; Menopause; Microvascular angina; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGING; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; CHEST PAIN; COMPLICATION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ENDOTHELIUM; MENOPAUSE; MICROVASCULATURE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGING; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MENOPAUSE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84931565049     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.04.012     Document Type: Review

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