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Summaries for Patients4 December 2001Blood Flow to the Heart Varies during the Menstrual Cycle in Premenopausal Women with Heart DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-11-200112040-00004 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail What is the problem and what is known about it so far?In ischemic heart disease, blood vessels that supply the heart muscle become blocked. If blood flow to an area of heart muscle is blocked for a prolonged period, that area of heart muscle dies and is replaced by scar tissue, a condition commonly known as a heart attack. Blockages in blood flow that do not last long enough to cause the death of heart muscle can cause a type of chest pain known as angina. Before menopause, women are much less likely than men of similar age to ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The summary below is from the full report titled “Menstrual Cyclic Variation of Myocardial Ischemia in Premenopausal Women with Variant Angina.” It is in the 4 December 2001 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 135, pages 977-981). The authors are H Kawano, T Motoyama, M Ohgushi, K Kugiyama, H Ogawa, and H Yasue.Summaries for Patients are a service provided by Annals to help patients better understand the complicated and often mystifying language of modern medicine.Summaries for Patients are presented for informational purposes only. These summaries are not a substitute for advice from your own medical provider. If you have questions about this material, or need medical advice about your own health or situation, please contact your physician. The summaries may be reproduced for not-for-profit educational purposes only. Any other uses must be approved by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Previousarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMenstrual Cyclic Variation of Myocardial Ischemia in Premenopausal Women with Variant Angina Hiroaki Kawano , Takeshi Motoyama , Masamichi Ohgushi , Kiyotaka Kugiyama , Hisao Ogawa , and Hirofumi Yasue Correction: Blood Flow to the Heart during the Menstrual Cycle Metrics Cited byWomen's Health LiteratureWatch 4 December 2001Volume 135, Issue 11Page: I-61KeywordsAnginaBlood flowBlood vesselsCardiovascular therapyEstrogensHeartHormonesIschemiaMenstrual cycleMyocardium ePublished: 4 December 2001 Issue Published: 4 December 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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