Compositional plaque progression in women and men with non-obstructive coronary artery disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In coronary artery disease (CAD), plaque progression and plaque composition are associated with cardiovascular risk. Whether compositional plaque progression in non-obstructive CAD differs between women and men is less studied.

Methods

We included 31 patients (42% women) with chronic non-obstructive CAD from the Norwegian Registry of Invasive Cardiology, undergoing serial coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) on clinical indication (median inter-scan interval 1.8 [1.5-2.2] years). We performed quantitative and qualitative plaque analysis of all coronary artery segments.

Results

Women were older compared to men (65 ± 8 years vs. 55 ± 12 years, p = 0.019), while there was no difference in the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, smoking or statin t

SUBMITTER: Hondros CAB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865024 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature