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Published date : 8 March 2021
Coronary artery disease in women: True specificities to know in order to improve management and outcome
Angina
Despite increases in awareness over the past decades, few women recognize that heart disease is their number 1 killer. In 2016 already, AL Madika and C. Mounier-Vehier (Lille, France) stated that coronary artery disease in women is a major public health...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
Presse Med 2016
Authors
Madika AL, Mounier-Vehier C et al
Published date : 2 March 2021
Diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction in the clinic
Angina
The clinical importance of coronary microcirculation is still often underestimated or even neglected. Patients with angina pectoris represent a particular diagnostic challenge. The cardiologist must decide which assessments to perform regarding coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) depending on the clinical presentation of...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
Cardiovasc Res 2020
Authors
Ong P, Safdar B, Seitz A, et al.
Published date : 2 March 2021
ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation position paper on ‘coronary microvascular dysfunction in cardiovascular disease’
Angina
A significant percentage of patients suffer ischaemic events in the absence of epicardial coronary artery obstruction. Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) refers to a term covering a wide spectrum of clinical situations in which the structure and function of the coronary microcirculation...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
Cardiovasc Res 2020
Authors
Padro T, Manfrini O, Bugiardini R, et al
Published date : 16 February 2021
Managing Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Angina
In this editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the authors remind us that currently, the preferred approach to the management of chronic coronary syndrome is not well defined. There are two strategies: a conservative one and an invasive...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
N Engl J Med 2020
Authors
Elliott M. Antman and Eugene Braunwald
Published date : 16 February 2021
Whole blood viscosity in microvascular angina & CAD
Angina
This article by EI Cekirdekci and B Bugan improves our knowledge of microvascular angina. They performed a a retrospective, non-randomized, single-center study in which they selected biomarkers of haemorheology and inflammation and applied clinical methodology to diagnose and classify the patients...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
Rev Port Cardiol 2020
Authors
Cekirdekci EI and Bugan B.
Published date : 28 January 2021
Coronary atherosclerosis: impact of plaque burden
Angina
Coronary artery disease (CAD) progresses over many years before becoming evident from a clinical standpoint. In this context, the assessment of the risk of future events is critical for optimal patients management. The first-line diagnostic test for patients with suspected CAD...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020
Authors
Mortensen MB, Dzaye O, Steffensen FH, et al.
Published date : 28 January 2021
Adverse prognosis in women with angina and no obstructive CAD
Angina
0ver 90% of angina patients referred for assessment and over 2/3 of patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography (CAG) do not have obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). A specific acronym ANOCA (angina with no obstructive CAD) has been coined to describe this...
Reviewed by
G. Bozet, MD
Published in
Eur Heart J 2021
Authors
Schroder J, Michelsen MM, Mygind ND, et al.