Multi-centre study of whole-heart dynamic 3D cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion imaging for the detection of coronary artery disease defined by fractional flow reserve: gender based analysis of diagnostic performance

摘要

Aims Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women and non-invasive testing for CAD in women can be more challenging than in men. This study compared the diagnostic performance of whole-heart dynamic 3D cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) stress perfusion imaging in female and male patients with quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) as reference tests.