Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Does Sex Matter?

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1442-1444

  Lansky, Alexandra J ^a   Pietras, Cody ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

angina; coronary artery disease; gender

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS;

EID: 84942084236     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.04.026     Document Type: Editorial

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