American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 964.e1-964.e5 , November 2008

How to improve noninvasive coronary artery disease diagnostics in premenopausal women? The influence of menstrual cycle on ST depression, left ventricle contractility, and chest pain observed during exercise echocardiography in women with angina and normal coronary angiogram

Received 22 November 2007 ,Accepted 16 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.014

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 964.e1-964.e5 , November 2008

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