THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH RECURRENT CARDIAC ISCHEMIA AND NORMAL CORONARY ARTERIES

•Cardiac disease is the leading cause of death in women at all ages.•Among women with complaints of chest pain, abnormal ECGs, or stress tests who undergo coronary angiography annually, >50% have normal or 2.5 times resting coronary blood flow in response to stress or vasodilator drugs.•Contribut...

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Published in:Current problems in cardiology 2024-02, Vol.49 (2), p.102124-102124, Article 102124
Main Author: Henning, Robert J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetylcholine
Adenosine
Coronary Arteriolar Dysfunction. Structural Coronary Artery Changes
Coronary Artery Spasm
Coronary Vascular Dysfunction
Functional Coronary Artery Changes
Ischemic Heart Disease
Microvascular Dysfunction
Microvascular Remodeling
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Summary:•Cardiac disease is the leading cause of death in women at all ages.•Among women with complaints of chest pain, abnormal ECGs, or stress tests who undergo coronary angiography annually, >50% have normal or 2.5 times resting coronary blood flow in response to stress or vasodilator drugs.•Contributory factors to the coronary dysfunction include abnormal epicardial or microvascular reactivity, microvascular remodeling, or rarefaction, diffuse but non-obstructive (
ISSN:0146-2806
1535-6280
DOI:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102124