Gender differences in the prevalence and treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions
| Autor: | Bradley H. Strauss, Harindra C. Wijeysundera, Asim N. Cheema, P. Diane Galbraith, Merril L. Knudtson, Graham A. Wright, Paul Fefer, John D. Sparkes, Rafael Wolff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Percutaneous coronary intervention General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Revascularization Coronary artery disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Coronary occlusion Heart failure Internal medicine Conventional PCI Angiography medicine Cardiology Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030212 general & internal medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Prospective cohort study business |
| Zdroj: | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 87:1063-1070 |
| ISSN: | 1522-1946 |
| Popis: | Background Gender differences exist in the presentation and outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Our study objective was to compare gender differences in prevalence, co-morbidities, and revascularization treatment in CAD patients with chronic total occlusions (CTOs). Methods A retrospective analysis using the Canadian Multicenter CTO Registry, which included 1,690 consecutive CTO patients identified at coronary angiography and a control group of 7,682 non-CTO patients. Results The prevalence of women in the CTO group was significantly lower compared to the control group (19% vs. 30%, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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