Inhibition of accelerated coronary atherosclerosis with dehydroepiandrosterone in the heterotopic rabbit model of cardiac transplantation.
Author(s) -
David Eich,
John E. Nestler,
D E Johnson,
Gary H. Dworkin,
Daijin Ko,
Andrew S. Wechsler,
Michael L. Hess
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.87.1.261
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , coronary atherosclerosis , dehydroepiandrosterone , heart transplantation , cardiology , pathogenesis , cardiac allograft vasculopathy , coronary arteries , pathology , coronary heart disease , artery , hormone , androgen
Accelerated coronary atherosclerosis has become a critical problem in cardiac transplantation. Although the pathogenesis of this disease is unknown, hypercholesterolemia has been shown to be a major risk factor.
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