title: Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Irving E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Menegus
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Taub