Sex-Difference of Associations Between Cigarette Smoking and Myocardial Fibrosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

By afschroeder • February 27, 2026

Akl EW, Zeitoun R, Chehab O, Li H, Varadarajan V, Wu CO, Bertoni AG, Watson KE, Bluemke DA, Ambale-Venkatesh B, Lima JAC. Sex-Difference of Associations Between Cigarette Smoking and Myocardial Fibrosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Feb 26:e044664. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.044664. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41744134.

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