Age-related structural remodelling of the coronary circulation.
Daniel FariaMarco LombardiNina van der HoevenAlejandro TraviesoJulius C HeemelaarSukhjinder S NijjerHernán Mejía-RenteríaGuus A de WaardSayan SenTim P van de HoefRicardo PetracoMauro Echavarría-PintoJan J PiekJustin E DaviesNiels van RoyenJavier EscanedPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2024)
Ageing is independently associated with structural microcirculatory remodeling that is reflected in BEW intensity and DMVC measurements, and with an increased prevalence of structural CMD. These results are important to understand non-obstructive mechanisms of myocardial ischemia in the elderly.