Article
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
Abstract excerpt
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 estrog...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Estrogens
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Postmenopause
- Premenopause
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors
