Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy

Joint Authors

Perez, Irving E.
Menegus, Mark A.
Taub, Cynthia C.

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-06-23

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Premenopausal women with chest pain syndrome may have nonatherosclerotic coronary arteries with abnormal coronary flow.

Estrogens have cardioprotective effect improving coronary vasodilatation.

This case report discusses the consequences of leuprolide use by decreasing estrogen levels which led to acute myocardial infarction.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Perez, Irving E.& Menegus, Mark A.& Taub, Cynthia C.. 2015. Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058829

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Perez, Irving E.…[et al.]. Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058829

American Medical Association (AMA)

Perez, Irving E.& Menegus, Mark A.& Taub, Cynthia C.. Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058829

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058829