Abstract
Two cases of menopausal age women with acute coronary syndromes are presented. Clinical symptoms and diagnostic tests were similar for women and for men. Gender differences in angiographic lesion pathophysiology were found. The substrate for thrombosis in women was probably plaque erosion.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Causality
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Comorbidity
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Coronary Angiography / statistics & numerical data
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Coronary Artery Bypass / statistics & numerical data
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Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
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Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
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Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis*
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Coronary Thrombosis / epidemiology
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Disease Progression
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Exercise Test* / statistics & numerical data
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multivariate Analysis
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Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
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Myocardial Ischemia / epidemiology
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Risk Factors
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Sex Factors
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Survival Analysis
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Treatment Outcome