Evidence against a role of physiological concentrations of estrogen in post-myocardial infarction remodeling.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine whether endogenous estrogen deficiency induced by ovariectomy affects chronic left ventricular dysfunction post-myocardial infarction (MI). BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic findings suggest that mortality of postmenopausal women is increased after MI, bu...

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Main Authors: Hügel, S, Reincke, M, Strömer, H, Winning, J, Horn, M, Dienesch, C, Mora, P, Schmidt, H, Allolio, B, Neubauer, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999