The Impact of Smoking on Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Women Compared to Men
Background. For decades, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been known as men’s disease. However, recent research studies showed that they have become more common in women. Smoking is a strong risk factor for CVD especially that of coronary artery disease (CAD). Several studies reported that women a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi-Wiley
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Interventional Cardiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6619503 |