[Coronary atherosclerosis and total serum cholesterol in men and women].

The study shows that the extent of atherosclerotic changes in the coronary arteries, revealed during coronaroangiography, has a significant correlation with the serum level of total cholesterol (TC). In patients with normal (less than 5.2 mmol/ l) TC the number of involved arteries and the number of stenotic segments are significantly smaller than those in patients with a TC level higher than 6.5 mmol/l.