Effects of sex on coronary microvascular dysfunction and cardiac outcomes.

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Abstract

Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a prevalent and prognostically important finding in patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease. The relative extent to which CMD affects both sexes is largely unknown.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Circulation

Title: Circulation

ISSN (Electronic): 1524-4539

ISSN (Print): 0009-7322

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 17 2014

Volume: 129

Issue: 24

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[1 ] From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (V.L.M.); Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Internal Medicine and Radiology (V.L.M., M.N., V.R.T., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.), and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (V.L.M., V.R.T., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.), Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology (C.R.F., M.G., J.H., S.D., M.F.D.C.), and Istituto di Bioimmagini e Fisiologia Molecolare (O.R.), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Division of Cardiology, Vita Salute University and Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy (P.G.C.).

[2 ] From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (V.L.M.); Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Internal Medicine and Radiology (V.L.M., M.N., V.R.T., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.), and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (V.L.M., V.R.T., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.), Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology (C.R.F., M.G., J.H., S.D., M.F.D.C.), and Istituto di Bioimmagini e Fisiologia Molecolare (O.R.), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Division of Cardiology, Vita Salute University and Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy (P.G.C.). mdicarli@partners.org.

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Publisher Item ID: CIRCULATIONAHA.113.008507 Mid ID: NIHMS582262

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.008507

PMC ID: 4076200

PubMed ID: 24787469

SO-VID: 0348cbef-3754-408e-9779-61a44c8fd0cf

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Keywords: atherosclerosis,blood flow velocity,microcirculation,sex,women

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Keywords: atherosclerosis, blood flow velocity, microcirculation, sex, women

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