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University of Florida Researchers Study Possible Genetic Link to Dysfunctional Coronary Arteries in Women

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Cardiologists have spent decades puzzling over what causes chest pain in many of their female patients. That’s because the majority of women who complain of severe discomfort actually have coronary arteries that appear relatively normal in X-ray images of the heart.

Filed under Gender, Health, Research on Wednesday, March 21, 2001.