Evaluating Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: Focus on Angina With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (ANOCA)

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is common in women, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While obstructive coronary artery disease is the most common form of IHD, millions of women suffer from angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA), an umbrella term en...

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Published in:Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024-08, Vol.3 (8), p.102195, Article 102195
Main Authors: Maayah, Marah, Latif, Nida, Vijay, Aishwarya, Gallegos, Cesia M., Cigarroa, Natasha, Posada Martinez, Edith L., Mazure, Carolyn M., Miller, Edward J., Spatz, Erica S., Shah, Samit M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
angina
Comprehensive Review
coronary artery disease
coronary microvascular dysfunction
coronary vasospasm
ischemic heart disease
myocardial bridge
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Summary:Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is common in women, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While obstructive coronary artery disease is the most common form of IHD, millions of women suffer from angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA), an umbrella term encompassing multiple nonatherosclerotic disorders of the coronary tree. The underlying pathology leading to ischemia in these syndromes may be challenging to diagnose, leaving many women without a diagnosis despite persistent symptoms that impact quality of life and adversely affect long-term cardiovascular prognosis. In the last decade, there have been significant advances in the recognition and diagnostic evaluation of ANOCA. Despite these advances, the standard approach to evaluating suspected IHD in women continues to focus predominantly on the assessment of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, leading to missed opportunities to accurately diagnose and treat underlying coronary vasomotor disorders. The goal of this review is to describe advances in diagnostic testing that can be used to evaluate angina in women and present a pragmatic diagnostic algorithm to guide evaluation of ANOCA in symptomatic patients. The proposed approach for the assessment of ANOCA is consistent with prior expert consensus documents and guidelines but is predicated on the medical interview and pretest probability of disease to inform a personalized diagnostic strategy.
ISSN:2772-9303
2772-9303
DOI:10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102195