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Gender perspective on risk factors, coronary lesions and long-term outcome in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Gender and Myocardial InfarctionsShow More
Our ischaemic cardiopathy study group have read with interest the article written by Lawesson et al (1). First of all, the occurrence of ST-elevation myocardial infarction in young women is rare and the tobacco nocive role is well established in the medical literature. However, we would like to emphasize that smoking in women is growing nowadays. According to World Health Organization, there are 1,2 billion smokers around...
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None declared. - Published on: 23 November 2015Gender and Myocardial InfarctionsOur ischaemic cardiopathy study group have read with interest the article written by Lawesson et al (1). First of all, the occurrence of ST-elevation myocardial infarction in young women is rare and the tobacco nocive role is well established in the medical literature. However, we would like to emphasize that smoking in women is growing nowadays. According to World Health Organization, there are 1,2 billion smokers around the wo...Show MoreConflict of Interest:
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