2024
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: a single-center retrospective study by sex and race
Hsueh C, Esin G, Breen T, Gitto M, Katz M, Gulati M, Capers Q, Reynolds H, Volgman A, Wenger N, Altin S. Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: a single-center retrospective study by sex and race. Coronary Artery Disease 2024, 35: 684-691. PMID: 38989611, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of nonfatal MINonobstructive coronary arteriesMyocardial infarctionCerebrovascular accidentBlack patientsNonfatal MISecondary outcomesSingle-center retrospective studyCoronary arteryRate of cerebrovascular accidentsIncreased risk of readmissionAssociated with decreased oddsNonfatal cerebrovascular accidentAssociated with increased oddsAcute myocardial infarctionMINOCA patientsPatient-level dataRepeat angiographyCoronary angiographyRisk of readmissionBaseline demographicsRetrospective studyMINOCAFemale sexAngiographic review
2021
Sex Differences in Intracoronary Imaging and Functional Evaluation of Coronary Arteries
Velagapudi P, Altin S, Schneider M, Alasnag M. Sex Differences in Intracoronary Imaging and Functional Evaluation of Coronary Arteries. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2021, 14: 7. DOI: 10.1007/s12410-021-09557-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracoronary imagingArtery diseaseCoronary arteryNon-obstructive coronary artery diseaseSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionFunctional evaluationChronic coronary syndromeCoronary artery dissectionCoronary artery diseaseConventional coronary angiographyRecent FindingsThe diagnosisTreatment of womenOptical coherence tomographySex differencesSex-based differencesArtery dissectionCoronary syndromeMicrovascular dysfunctionCoronary angiographyMicrovascular functionClinical outcomesHyperemic responsePlaque characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBroad pathology