Comparison of Men Versus Women in Cross-Sectional Area Luminal Narrowing, Quantity of Plaque, Presence of Calcium in Plaque, and Lumen Location in Coronary Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris
Kornowski R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Bucher T, Popma J, Leon M. Comparison of Men Versus Women in Cross-Sectional Area Luminal Narrowing, Quantity of Plaque, Presence of Calcium in Plaque, and Lumen Location in Coronary Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1997, 79: 1601-1605. PMID: 9202348, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00206-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal elastic membraneIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary atherosclerosisPlaque burdenCross-sectional area luminal narrowingPreinterventional intravascular ultrasoundNative coronary lesionsStable angina pectorisMen Versus WomenProximal reference siteBody surface areaComorbid clinical conditionsQuantity of plaqueChronic anginaCoronary interventionAngina pectorisCoronary lesionsLuminal narrowingCoronary arteryIVUS analysisPlaque eccentricityTarget lesionsIVUS measuresClinical conditionsM area