[Sex differences in coronary atherosclerosis: coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasonography].
Hara H, Yajima J, Kirigaya H, Nagashima K, Oikawa Y, Sahara M, Nakatsu Y, Aizawa T. [Sex differences in coronary atherosclerosis: coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasonography]. Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 43: 215-21. PMID: 15188608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative coronary angiographyIntravascular ultrasonographyCoronary angiographyVessel areaHigh mortalityFrequency of complicationsMinimal lumen diameterPercentage diameter stenosisPresence of calcificationPercentage area stenosisCoronary atherosclerosisCoronary interventionDiameter stenosisArea stenosisReference diameterLumen diameterLumen areaUltrasonographyLesion lengthWomenCalcificationStenosisSignificant differencesAngiographyMen