Coronary artery disease burden in women poorly explained by traditional risk factors: Sex disaggregated analyses from the BioHEART-CT study

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Coronary artery disease burden in women poorly explained by traditional risk factors: Sex disaggregated analyses from the BioHEART-CT study

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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Targeting the modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) has substantial impact at the community level. However, it is not uncommon for individuals to present with atherosclerosis related events without identified risk factors. We examined sex differences in the association of risk factors and atherosclerotic burden assessed by CT coronary angiography (CTCA). We analysed clinical and imaging data in 1002 individuals in the BioHEART cohort. 45% were female, 35% had no CAD identi...

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Article

Date created

2021-09

Creator

Vernon, Stephen T. / Kott, Katharine A. / Hansen, Thomas / Zhang, Kimble J. / Cole, Ben R. / Coffey, Sean / Grieve, Stuart M. / Figtree, Gemma A.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/20347

Related subjects

Coronary artery disease / Coronary computed tomography angiography / Imaging / Risk factors / Sex

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