Sex in the CCU: women with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome may do no worse despite less intervention

Editorial

Pamela J Bradshaw et al. Heart. 2007 Nov.

. 2007 Nov;93(11):1327-8.

doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.106047.

Abstract

See articles on pages 1357 and 1369

Conflict of interest: None.

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