Key result
Women with suspected angina show ~47% lower CAD extent scores than men.
Why the study?
Women presenting with suspected angina may have less severe coronary artery disease than men, but this difference needed investigation using extent scores.
Do women presenting with suspected angina have less severe coronary artery disease compared to men?
Population
994 participants presenting for coronary angiography for chest pain in the Australian Heart Eye Study
Comparison
Women vs men presenting with suspected angina
Design
Cross-sectional study using invasive coronary angiography
Authors
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May inform sex-specific angina evaluation; cross-sectional data leaves open whether thresholds require adjustment.
Cross-Sectional (n=994)
Do women presenting with suspected angina have less severe coronary artery disease compared to men?
Absolute Event Rate: 19.6% vs 36.8%
p-value: p=< 0.0001
Women presenting with suspected angina have significantly less severe and less extensive coronary artery disease on angiography compared to men, particularly in the absence of myocardial infarction.
Chiha et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in suspected angina (n=994). Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Mean extent score (p=< 0.0001). Women presenting with suspected angina had significantly lower mean coronary artery disease extent scores compared to men (19.6 vs 36.8; P < 0.0001).
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