Does angina vary with the menstrual cycle in women with premenopausal coronary artery disease?
During the menstrual cycle myocardial ischaemia was more easily induced when oestrogen concentrations were low. This may be important for timing the assessment and evaluating treatment in women with coronary heart disease.
Liver injury is exacerbated by the transfusion of stored blood, primarily due to the change in the rheological properties of RBC. This data call for clinical studies in patients undergoing liver resection or transplantation.