GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF CORONARY ARTERY LESIONS IN PATIENTS AGED 50 YEARS AND BELOW
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GENDER DISTRIBUTION, AGED 50 YEARS AND BELOWAbstract
OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to compare the gender differences in the pattern of coronary artery lesions in young
Pakistani population.
Material and Methods:
A series of 120 consecutive patients (60 females/60 males), 50 years or less of age, with significant coronary
artery lesions, were analyzed and compared for distribution of significant lesions in coronary arteries at
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, (NICVD) Karachi.
RESULTS:
The mean age of female patients was 45 + 5.8 years and male patients 44 + 5.9 years. Single vessel disease
(SVD), mid-LAD (left anterior descending artery) lesion and ejection fraction were significantly higher in
females. In males, a higher trend for triple vessel disease was observed. In both genders with single vessel
disease, the predominant vessel involved was left anterior descending artery. Almost equal incidence of
double vessel disease (DVD) was noted in both genders.
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CHEEMA LA, ASHRAF T, RASOOL I, TIRMIZEY HA. GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF CORONARY ARTERY LESIONS IN PATIENTS AGED 50 YEARS AND BELOW. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2012May8 [cited 2024Dec.24];40(1-2). Available from: https://pakheartjournal.com/index.php/pk/article/view/42
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