2012
Age- and gender-related changes in plaque composition in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the PROSPECT study.
Ruiz-García J, Lerman A, Weisz G, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Fahy M, Xu K, Lansky AJ, Cristea E, Farah TG, Teles R, Botker HE, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Age- and gender-related changes in plaque composition in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the PROSPECT study. EuroIntervention 2012, 8: 929-38. PMID: 23253546, DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i8a142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndromeNon-culprit lesionsUntreated non-culprit lesionsCoronary syndromePlaque burdenIncidence of MACEAge groupsObstructive coronary artery diseaseNecrotic coreGreater plaque burdenLarger plaque volumeAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery diseaseRadiofrequency intravascular ultrasoundYears of ageSame age groupGender-specific differencesSex-related effectsCardiac eventsArtery diseaseAdverse outcomesAtherosclerosis developmentCoronary plaquesGender-related changes
2007
Gender-Specific Outcomes After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
Solinas E, Nikolsky E, Lansky AJ, Kirtane AJ, Morice MC, Popma JJ, Schofer J, Schampaert E, Pucelikova T, Aoki J, Fahy M, Dangas GD, Moses JW, Cutlip DE, Leon MB, Mehran R. Gender-Specific Outcomes After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 2111-2116. PMID: 18036446, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirolimus-eluting stentsBare metal stentsSegment binary restenosisBinary restenosisClinical outcomesMajor adverse cardiac eventsSirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationAdverse cardiac eventsOutcomes of patientsTarget vessel revascularizationCongestive heart failureOutcomes of womenPercutaneous coronary interventionOverall clinical outcomeGender-specific differencesVessel revascularizationCardiac eventsCoronary interventionAngiographic featuresDiabetes mellitusHeart failureIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisClinical benefitStent implantation