Sex differences in non-obstructive coronary artery disease

N Waheed, S Elias-Smale, W Malas… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Ischaemic heart disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both women and
men. Compared with men, symptomatic women who are suspected of having myocardial …

Microvascular coronary dysfunction in women—pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

K Kothawade, CNB Merz - Current problems in cardiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Women exhibit a greater symptom burden, more functional disability, and a higher
prevalence of no obstructive coronary artery disease compared to men when evaluated for …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction: sex-specific risk, diagnosis, and therapy

J Dean, SD Cruz, PK Mehta, CNB Merz - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. In the presence of signs
and symptoms of myocardial ischaemia, women are more likely than men to have no …

Effects of sex on coronary microvascular dysfunction and cardiac outcomes

VL Murthy, M Naya, VR Taqueti, CR Foster, M Gaber… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a prevalent and prognostically
important finding in patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease. The …

Impact of abnormal coronary reactivity on long-term clinical outcomes in women

A AlBadri, CN Bairey Merz, BD Johnson, J Wei… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Background: Currently as many as one-half of women with suspected myocardial ischemia
have no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), and abnormal coronary reactivity (CR) is …

Emergence of nonobstructive coronary artery disease: a woman's problem and need for change in definition on angiography

CJ Pepine, KC Ferdinand, LJ Shaw… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Recognition of ischemic heart disease (IHD) is often delayed or deferred in women. Thus,
many at risk for adverse outcomes are not provided specific diagnostic, preventive, and/or …

Women and ischemic heart disease: evolving knowledge

LJ Shaw, R Bugiardini, CNB Merz - Journal of the American College of …, 2009 - jacc.org
Evolving knowledge regarding sex differences in coronary heart disease is emerging. Given
the lower burden of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and preserved systolic …

Sex differences in the coronary system

VR Taqueti - Sex-Specific Analysis of Cardiovascular Function, 2018 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for both
women and men. Emerging evidence supports that ischemic heart disease (IHD) may …

Coronary arterial function and disease in women with no obstructive coronary arteries

HR Reynolds, CN Bairey Merz, C Berry… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of mortality in women. While traditional
cardiovascular risk factors play an important role in the development of IHD in women …

Abnormal coronary vasomotion as a prognostic indicator of cardiovascular events in women: results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute–sponsored …

GO von Mering, CB Arant, TR Wessel, SP McGorray… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Coronary vascular dysfunction has been linked to atherosclerosis and
adverse cardiovascular outcomes in men, but these relationships have not been firmly …