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Premenopausal women have good outcomes after heart attacks with PTCA.
2003 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premenopausal women have good outcomes after heart attacks with PTCA.
"Prospective, systematic studies of the pathophysiology and prognosis of premenopausal women vs. young men who suffer an acute myocardial infarction (MI) and are treated with direct angioplasty are scarce. A total of 782 consecutive and unselected patients who presented with an acute ST-elevation MI within 12 hours of symptom onset underwent immediate angiography to guide direct angioplasty. Using this therapeutic approach clinical characteristics, angiographic observations, and short- and long-term prognosis were analyzed in a subgroup of 31 premenopausal women and compared to 192 young men with acute MI," scientists in Germany said.
"Premenopausal women account for 4% of individuals with acute MI and for 15% (31/205) of all women. Men of the same age range make up 25% (192/782) of all MI patients (p
"Angiography demonstrated a coronary occlusion in 27/31 women (88%) but in 98% of young men (p
"After 4 years of follow-up, all women had survived as compared to a 95% survival in young men. Major cardiac events had occurred in 50% of persons of either gender."
"Premenopausal women account for 4% of individuals and for 1/6 of all female patients who presented with acute MI within 12 h of onset. Hospital admittance is delayed in young women. MI was caused by ...
- Low bone mineral density in premenopausal women.(Featured CME Topic:...
- Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal Lewiecki, E. Michael June 1, 2004 700+ words
...an increasing number of premenopausal women are having their bone density...Approximately 15% of premenopausal women have bone mineral density...mean bone density. Most premenopausal women with low bone density have...
- Low estrogen linked to increased risk of CAD in premenopausal women.
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly March 2, 2003 700+ words
...disease is the leading killer of premenopausal women, taking even more lives than breast...we're seeing that even young, premenopausal women lose protection from coronary artery...and coronary artery disease in premenopausal women, statistics on 95 women were analyzed...
- Low estrogen linked to increased risk of CAD in premenopausal women.(coronary...
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly February 27, 2003 700+ words
...disease is the leading killer of premenopausal women, taking even more lives than breast...we're seeing that even young, premenopausal women lose protection from coronary artery...and coronary artery disease in premenopausal women, statistics on 95 women were analyzed...
- Insulin sensitivity linked to visceral fat mass in premenopausal women.
- Newspaper article from: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week February 8, 2003 700+ words
...fat mass and insulin resistance in premenopausal women, according to a report in the Journal...composition in 40 abdominally obese, premenopausal women. The women underwent measurements...composition, and insulin resistance in premenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology...
- Calcaneal ultrasound helps identify premenopausal women at risk for bone loss.
- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week June 21, 2004 700+ words
...quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in premenopausal women. The study cohort was a subsample of 2,727 premenopausal women participating in the ''Epidemiological...stiffness, as measured by QUS in premenopausal women. These findings should help...
- United States: Screening, treatment of osteoporosis in premenopausal women...
- News wire article from: TendersInfo October 14, 2009 700+ words
...suggests that a higher percentage of premenopausal women than previously reported may have...University in New York evaluated 61 premenopausal women at an osteoporosis referral center...identifiable. It is important to evaluate premenopausal women for secondary causes of ...
- Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis Treated With Actonel for Five Years Have...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 4, 2004 700+ words
...at levels comparable to those of premenopausal women. Mineralization is a property of...state similar to that of healthy premenopausal women." Bone is a living tissue. Older...was comparable to that of healthy premenopausal women, and it remained at a steady level...
- Dietary fermented soybean may improve bone formation in premenopausal women.
- Newspaper article from: Clinical Trials Week June 28, 2004 700+ words
...soybean may improve bone formation in premenopausal women, suggest scientists in Japan...bone turnover markers in healthy premenopausal women," wrote H. Katsuyama and colleagues...They randomly divided 73 "healthy premenopausal women ... into four groups matched for...
