In the retrospective study, patients without known coronary artery disease who had shortness of breath were four times more likely to suffer death from a cardiac cause than asymptomatic patients and twice as likely as patients who had chest pain that is considered to be typical cardiac pain.
A steroid is an organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific configuration.Examples include the dietary lipid cholesterol, the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone. steroid is an organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific configuration.
Noun. 1. steroid-any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects. organic compound-any compound of carbon and another element or a radical. ketosteroid-a steroid containing a ketone group.. steroid-any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects. organic compound-any compound of carbon and another element or a radical.