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Comparison of left ventricular hypertrophy expression in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy on the basis of sex.
Journal of cardiovascular risk - 1 Apr 1998
Dimitrow P P, Czarnecka D, Jaszcz K K, Dubiel J S
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: In the face of evidence concerning the cardioprotective effects of estrogen, we decided to examine whether left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) expression in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is dependent on sex. To determine the postulated inhibitive influence of estrogen on the extent of LVH, we compared women and men in age-matched subgroups, respectively, according to the...
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