CRT-100.95 Relationship Between Sclerostin and Coronary Tortuosity in Postmenopausal Females With Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Authors :: Mohamed Abd E. Tabl
Elsaied Mohamed Farag
Ismail Mohamed Ibrahim
Mohamed Abdelaziz Abdelrashid
Source :: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 13:S26-S27
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: Coronary tortuosity (CT) is commonly encountered in postmenopausal females and is negatively associated with coronary atherosclerosis. Circulating sclerostin levels are elevated in postmenopausal females. In view of sclerostin's anti-atherogenic effect, we aimed to find an association between CT and

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.disease
Tortuosity
Coronary artery disease
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Negatively associated
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
Sclerostin
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Coronary atherosclerosis

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