Fig. 11.1 Tricuspid annulus When dealing specifically with women, not many anatomical differences are noted, with the exception of smaller body size (smaller body mass index (BMI)), hence smaller hearts,…
Fig. 3.1 Cumulative event rates of target lesion revascularization during 3-years of follow-up (From Stefanini et al. [18]) According to the 2012 guidelines of the American College of Cardiology–American Heart…
Modality Population Quality of included studies Number of studies Number of women Summary sensitivity (95 % CI) Summary specificity (95 % CI) Exercise/stress ECG No known All 29 3,392 62…
Fig. 17.1 Gender-specific cumulative primary and secondary patency rates after iliac artery stenting. Black curves represent the female study population; gray curves, the male study population. Interrupted lines represent primary…
Female Male P Female Male P Female Male P Hofman [15] Estévez [14] Attizani [13] Female patients, n 205 362 <0.0001 64 109 <0.0001 65 106 <0.0001 Age, %…
Female (n = 1967) Male (n = 2005) p value Age, years 84.0 ± 6.6 81.6 ± 7.5 <0.001 Body mass index, kg/m2 25.7 ± 5.4 26.3 ± 4.5…
Fig. 14.1 3D anatomy of the left atrium with the Rhythmia System (posterior-anterior- and left lateral view). In both pictures you can see the multipolar mapping catheter (Orion) in the…
Grade Mobility Subvalvular thickening Thickening Calcification 1 Highly mobile valve with only leaflet tips restricted Minimal thickening just below the mitral leaflets Leaflets near normal in thickness (4–5 mm) A…
Fig. 12.1 Panel (a1) shows the Watchman device (Boston Scientific), and Panel (b1) shows the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug 2 (ACP 2 or Amulet™, St. Jude Medical). Below are images of…
Typical symptoms Atypical symptoms Chest pain Pressure Tightness Squeezing Sharp Pleuritic Burning Aching Soreness Reproducible Additional symptoms Irradiation of pain to neck, jaw, shoulders, arms, and back Dyspnea Nausea…
