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Angiology
CAD in women is associated with aortic pulse pressure/pulsatility
December 22nd, 2005
Angiographic coronary artery disease in women is associated with aortic pulse pressure and aortic pulsatility. According to investigators from Turkey, "Studies indicated that both aortic pulse pressure (PP) and aortic pulsatility are independently associated with angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD). However, most of these studies included a majority of male subjects, and women were underrepresented." Y. Guray and colleagues wrote, "We investigated the relation of aortic PP and aortic pulsatility derived from invasively measured ascending aortic pressure waveform and presence of angiographic CAD in women undergoing diagnostic coronary...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-22)
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