Sex differences in plaque burden and outcomes in symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease
This study demonstrates important sex-based differences in CAD phenotype and prognosis. Women had lower plaque burden, yet experienced adverse events with lower CAD-RADS, suggesting that current risk stratification may underestimate their risk. AI-QCT provides enhanced plaque characterization, which may in the future improve individualized assessment, especially in women.
Authors
- Teemu Maaniitty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5819-4635)
- Antti Saraste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-0893)
- Dávid Molnár (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3631-5237)
- Juhani Knuuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3156-9593)
- J. J. Bax
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134023
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36