The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation between gender and plaque
characteristics assessed by virtual histology‐intravascular ultrasound (VH‐IVUS) in patients …

Women have an increased mortality after coronary interventions compared with men, which
may be partly explained by differences in comorbid clinical conditions. However, whether …

The purpose of this study was to compare culprit coronary plaque characteristics between
female and male patients with stable angina using virtual histology intravascular ultrasound …

Background Results of autopsy studies have suggested that there are sex differences in
morphology of coronary-artery plaques, but these differences have yet to be adequately …

Data evaluating gender-and age-specific differences in plaque observations on multislice
computed tomography (MSCT) are scarce. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to evaluate …

Coronary plaque rupture is a phenomenon underlying most acute coronary events. Although
gender is an important determinant of the incidence and clinical course of coronary …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the gender differences in plaque
components in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. METHODS: We used virtual …

BACKGROUND: We assessed the age-related differences in pre-intervention virtual
histology-intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) findings at target lesion sites in patients with …

Prior intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies have demonstrated that a positive remodeling
pattern of a culprit lesion is observed more frequently in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the age-related differences in intravascular
ultrasound (IVUS) findings of target lesions in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods …