Age- and Gender-Related Differences in Coronary Lesion Plaque Composition on Optical Coherence Tomography

Abstract

Women had a higher prevalence of TCFA and of large calcification than men in patients ≥70 and <70 years old, respectively. This may facilitate the understanding of gender differences in the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis, and the tailoring of therapy and of prevention according to age and gender.