Emergence of Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Woman's Problem and Need for Change in Definition on Angiography

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 66, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 1918-1933

  Pepine, Carl J ^a   Ferdinand, Keith C ^b   Shaw, Leslee J ^c   Light McGroary, Kelly Ann ^d   Shah, Rashmee U ^e   Gulati, Martha ^f   Duvernoy, Claire ^g   Walsh, Mary Norine ^h   Bairey Merz, C Noel ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h St Vincent s Heart Center of Indiana   (United States)

ⁱ CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse outcomes; ischemia; sex specific pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SYMPTOM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84945935360     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.876     Document Type: Review

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