Author/Authors :
Qian، نويسنده , , Jie and Maehara، نويسنده , , Akiko and Mintz، نويسنده , , Gary S. and Margolis، نويسنده , , M. Pauliina and Lerman، نويسنده , , Amir and Rogers، نويسنده , , Jason and Banai، نويسنده , , Shuel and Kazziha، نويسنده , , Samer and Castellanos، نويسنده , , Celia and Dani، نويسنده , , Lokesh and Fahy، نويسنده , , Martin and Stone، نويسنده , , Gregg W. and Leon، نويسنده , , Martin B.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) analyses were performed in the first 990 patients enrolled in the 3,000+ patient global VH-IVUS Registry to assess the impact of gender and age on in vivo VH-IVUS plaque characterization. The 990 patients were divided into 3 age group terciles (<58, 58 to 68, and >68 years) and again divided according to gender. In conclusion, (1) both women and men had an increase in plaque with increasing age; (2) at any age, men had more plaque than women; (3) percentages of dense calcium and necrotic core increased with increasing patient age in both men and women; and (4) gender differences were lowest in the oldest tercile (>68 years).
