Relative risk of plaque erosion among different age and sex groups in patients with acute coronary syndrome
HO Kim, CJ Kim, W Kim, JM Cho, T Soeda… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2020 - Springer
Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 2020•Springer
Postmortem studies reported plaque erosion is frequent in young women. Recent in vivo
studies failed to show age and sex differences in the plaque erosion prevalence. The aim of
this study was to investigate the prevalence of plaque erosion by age and sex among acute
coronary syndromes (ACS) patients. From 1699 ACS patients, 1083 with plaque erosion or
rupture were analyzed. Patients were categorized as 5 age groups (≤ 50, 51–60, 61–70, 71–
80,≥ 81 years). Overall prevalence of plaque erosion was similar between males and …
studies failed to show age and sex differences in the plaque erosion prevalence. The aim of
this study was to investigate the prevalence of plaque erosion by age and sex among acute
coronary syndromes (ACS) patients. From 1699 ACS patients, 1083 with plaque erosion or
rupture were analyzed. Patients were categorized as 5 age groups (≤ 50, 51–60, 61–70, 71–
80,≥ 81 years). Overall prevalence of plaque erosion was similar between males and …
Abstract
Postmortem studies reported plaque erosion is frequent in young women. Recent in vivo studies failed to show age and sex differences in the plaque erosion prevalence. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of plaque erosion by age and sex among acute coronary syndromes (ACS) patients. From 1699 ACS patients, 1083 with plaque erosion or rupture were analyzed. Patients were categorized as 5 age groups (≤ 50, 51–60, 61–70, 71–80, ≥ 81 years). Overall prevalence of plaque erosion was similar between males and females (p = 0.831). Males age ≤ 50 had higher (p = 0.018) and age 71–80 had lower (p = 0.006) prevalence of plaque erosion. Females age 61–70 had higher (p = 0.021) and age 71–80 had lower (p = 0.045) prevalence of plaque erosion. In advanced age groups (≥ 71 years), rupture was the dominant etiology in both sexes. In multivariate analysis of males, age ≤ 50 demonstrated a trend to increase (OR 1.418, 95% CI 0.961–2.093, p = 0.078) the erosion risk. Females age ≤ 70 independently increased (OR 2.138, 95% CI 1.249–3.661, p = 0.006) the risk for erosion. The prevalence of plaque erosion was similar between males and females. Plaque erosion risk was increased in the males age ≤ 50 and in the females age ≤ 70 among ACS patients.
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