British Medical_Journal, 1975, 2, 245-248 Oral Contraceptives and Death from Myocardial Infarction J. I. MANN, W. H. W. INMAN We investigated 219 deaths from myocardial infarction in women under the age of 50. Their histories were compared with those of living age-matched controls selected from the same general practices. The frequency of use of oral [...]
Arteriosclerosis. 1986 Jul-Aug;6(4):418-21. Sex hormone levels in young Indian patients with myocardial infarction. Sewdarsen M, Jialal I, Vythilingum S, Desai R. The finding of abnormal levels of sex hormones in men with coronary artery disease has led to the hypothesis that alterations in sex hormones may represent an important risk factor for myocardial infarction. In [...]
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jun;91(6):2126-32. Epub 2006 Mar 14. Subclinical hypothyroidism, arterial stiffness, and myocardial reserve. Owen PJ, Rajiv C, Vinereanu D, Mathew T, Fraser AG, Lazarus JH. CONTEXT: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with increased risk of cardiac disease; its impact on arterial function is less clear. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study [...]
