Gender aspects in patients with angina and unobstructed coronary arteries

Abstract A substantial proportion of patients investigated for anginal symptoms do not have obstructive coronary artery disease upon diagnostic coronary angiography. These patients are significantly more often female than male and many of them have a dysfunction of the coronary microcirculation as the underlying cause for their symptoms. In this article, we describe gender aspects in clinical conditions with angina despite unobstructed coronary arteries. Moreover, we try to give answers as to why microvascular dysfunction is more prevalent among women than men.
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology Supplements - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research