Sex differences in plaque morphology may explain the higher male prevalence of myocardial infarction compared to angina pectoris. The Tromsø Study.

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Abstract

To study whether the degree of carotid atherosclerosis and the male predominance of echolucent plaques could explain the sex difference in myocardial infarction (MI) compared to angina pectoris (AP).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Scand Cardiovasc J

Title: Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

ISSN: 1401-7431

ISSN (Print): 1401-7431

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2005

Volume: 39

Issue: 1-2

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[1 ] Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway. Stein.Johnsen@ism.uit.no

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DOI: 10.1080/14017430510009050

PubMed ID: 16097412

SO-VID: 4155623e-ed97-498b-9085-2a44c6d80c11

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