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[Genetic basis of ischemic heart disease. Do women have distinctive characteristics?].
Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006) - 1 Jun 2012
Notarangelo Maria Francesca, Coppini Lucia, Guidorossi Angela, Giacalone Rossella, Merlini Piera Angelica
Abstract excerpt
More women die every year from cardiovascular disease than men from any other cause. Several fundamental variations have been reported in the mechanisms underlying coronary artery disease, which suggest that its genetic basis varies by gender. Such differences are not limited to gonadal hormones and can be seen in the physiology of atherosclerosis, including plaque components, endothelial function and hemostasis....
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