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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Main Authors: Joseph Chiha, Paul Mitchell, Bamini Gopinath, George Burlutsky, Pramesh Kovoor, Aravinda Thiagalingam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906716300896