Background: Cardiac syndrome X is defined by a typical angina pectoris with normal or near normal (stenosis <40%) coronary angiogram with or without electrocardiogram (ECG) change or atypical angina ...

A type of cardiovascular disease known to physicians as microvascular angina affects the heart's tiniest arteries and causes chest pain. The disease is sneaky, in that it doesn't show up on ...

Exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) stress tests appeared to reliably indicate that some patients with angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) actually had coronary microvascular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Microvascular angina is a significant health problem that confers risk for major adverse CV events, according to ...

For the first time, a prospective, international study has shown that chest pain caused by problems with the very small vessels supplying blood to the heart is an important health problem that ...

New research provides robust evidence that cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can noninvasively and accurately detect microvascular coronary obstruction in patients with angina. In the first of two ...

The presence of epicardial coronary spasm and increased microvascular resistance in patients with angina but without obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with an increased risk of major ...

Garden-variety exercise stress testing can be used in patients who have angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) to uncover the presence of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence of myocardial ischemia with nonobstructive CAD is a major clinical problem that affects more women than ...

What are the symptoms of angina? As mentioned above, angina causes temporary pain or an uncomfortable feeling in the chest. In stable angina, the pain is predictable and usually occurs at the same ...

Angina is a heart condition that causes temporary pain or an uncomfortable feeling in the chest. It often occurs during exercise but can also be triggered by anxiety, stress, eating a large meal, or ...