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. 2017 Aug 19;6(8):e006079. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006079

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Coronary computed tomography angiography findings of women with high and low arterial compliance. A, 56‐year‐old woman with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and smoking. She had high arterial compliance (3.1 mL/mm Hg) and no visible coronary artery plaque or calcification. B, 58‐year‐old woman with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and smoking. She had low arterial compliance (1.3 mL/mm Hg) and a high burden of coronary plaque and calcification. AC indicates arterial compliance; CAC, coronary artery calcium; LAD, left anterior descending; LCx, left circumflex artery; PPS, percent plaque score; RCA, right coronary artery.