Sexual Dimorphism of Coronary Artery Disease in a Low- and Intermediate-Risk Asymptomatic Population: Association with Coronary Vessel Wall Thickness at MRI in Women.
Ahmed M GhanemJatin Raj MattaReham ElgarfAhmed HamimiRanganath MuniyappaHadjira IshaqColleen HadiganMichael V McConnellAhmed M GharibKhaled Z Abd-ElmoniemPublished in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2019)
In asymptomatic women, VWT MRI was the primary independent surrogate of CAD, whereas age was the strongest risk factor in men. This study suggests that VWT may be used as a CAD surrogate in women at low or intermediate risk of CAD. Further longitudinal studies are required to determine the potential implication and use of this MRI technique for the preventative management of CAD in women.© RSNA, 2019.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pregnancy outcomes
- contrast enhanced
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- risk factors
- diffusion weighted imaging
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery
- pregnant women
- computed tomography
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- acute coronary syndrome
- middle aged
- left ventricular
- case control
- aortic valve