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. 2005 Jan;91(1):99-101.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.018754.

Reduced post-infarction myocardial apoptosis in women: a clue to their different clinical course?

G G L Biondi-Zoccai, A Abate, R Bussani, D Camilot, F D Giorgio, M-P D Marino, F Silvestri, F Baldi, L M Biasucci, A Baldi

Reduced post-infarction myocardial apoptosis in women: a clue to their different clinical course?

G G L Biondi-Zoccai et al. Heart. 2005 Jan.

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  • Heart. 2005 Mar;91(3):370
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Figure 1
Sex and post-infarction apoptosis and bax expression in peri-infarct and remote myocardial region; (A) males (open columns) have a greater apoptotic index (AI) than females (solid columns) in peri-infarct region (p  =  0.003); (B) men also have higher AI than women in remote myocardial region (p  =  0.066); (C) males (n  =  10, open columns) have greater bax expression than females (n = 4, solid columns) in infarct regions (p  =  0.012) and (D) higher expression in remote myocardial regions (p  =  0.23); (E) myocardial expression of bax in the infarct myocardium and signs of post-infarction LV remodelling expressed as transverse diameter to wall thickness ratio (R  =  +0.82, p < 0.001). Males are shown as open diamonds, females as solid diamond. Column heights represent median values, whiskers represent interquartile ranges.
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