Sex and age-specific interactions of coronary atherosclerotic plaque onset and prognosis from coronary computed tomography.
Sophie E van RosendaelA Maxim BaxFay Y LinStephan AchenbachDaniele AndreiniMatthew J BudoffFilippo CademartiriTracy Q CallisterKavitha ChinnaiyanBenjamin J W ChowRicardo C CuryAugustin J DeLagoGudrun FeuchtnerMartin HadamitzkyJoerg HausleiterPhilipp A KaufmannYong-Jin KimJonathon A LeipsicErica MaffeiHugo MarquesPedro de Araújo GonçalvesGianluca PontoneGilbert L RaffRonen RubinshteinTodd C VillinesSeo Young SongDaniel S BermanJames K MinJeroen J BaxLeslee J ShawAlexander R van RosendaelPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2023)
Women developed coronary atherosclerosis approximately 12 years later than men. Post-menopausal women within the highest atherosclerotic burden group were at significantly higher risk for MACE than their male counterparts, which may have implications for the medical treatment intensity.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- computed tomography
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- breast cancer risk
- magnetic resonance imaging
- aortic stenosis
- cardiovascular disease
- cervical cancer screening
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- middle aged
- heart failure
- combination therapy
- high intensity
- magnetic resonance
- smoking cessation
- dual energy