Study of coronary lesions in black African woman: preliminary data from the « REgistre Prospectif des Actes de Cardiologie Interventionnelle de l’Institut de Cardiologie d’Abidjan (REPACI) »

Authors

  • R. N’Guetta
  • K.Yayehd
  • A. Ekou
  • M.P. N’Cho-Mottoh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54695/mva.67.04.2075

Keywords:

coronary angiography – coronary artery disease – women – subSaharan Africa

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the
characteristics of coronary lesions in black African woman.
Methods: This is a comparative analysis of data from
the current registry of interventional cardiology of the
Abidjan Heart Institute (REPACI) which included unselected patients aged ≥18 years, who underwent coronary angiography for suspected or known coronary artery disease.
Epidemiological, clinical and angiographic data were analyzed comparatively between genders.

Published

2015-12-01

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