Excess Cardiovascular Risk in Women Relative to Men Referred for Coronary Angiography Is Associated With Severely Impaired Coronary Flow Reserve, Not Obstructive Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) fatality rates are higher for women than for men, yet obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) is less prevalent in women. Coronary flow reserve (CFR), an integrated measure of large- and small-vessel CAD and myocardial ischemia, identifies patients at risk for CVD deat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2017-02, Vol.135 (6), p.566-577
Hauptverfasser:	Taqueti, Viviany R, Shaw, Leslee J, Cook, Nancy R, Murthy, Venkatesh L, Shah, Nishant R, Foster, Courtney R, Hainer, Jon, Blankstein, Ron, Dorbala, Sharmila, Di Carli, Marcelo F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Coronary Angiography - methods Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Positron-Emission Tomography - methods Risk Factors
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