Gender differences in the prevalence of coronary artery tortuosity and its association with coronary artery disease
Background: Little is known about the significance of severe coronary tortuosity (SCT) despite it being a relatively common finding on coronary angiography. We examined whether the presence of tortuosity was influenced by gender or cardiac risk factors. Methods and results: We examined 870 patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906716300896 |