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Exercise ECGs Highly Specific for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) stress tests appeared to reliably indicate that some patients with angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) actually had coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), preliminary evidence.

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Decoding the Menace Within: Unraveling Myocardial Bridges and Exercise-Induced Ischemia

Cardiology Update

The perplexing landscape of angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) encompasses diverse pathophysiological entities, including coronary microvascular disease (CMD), coronary artery spasm, and the enigmatic myocardial bridging (MB). Original article: Sinha A et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv.

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Rethinking False Positive Exercise ECG Tests in ANOCA

American College of Cardiology

What is the specificity of exercise electrocardiogram stress testing (EST) in detecting ischemic substrate in patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA)?

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Case Report: Vasospastic angina presenting as phantom odor perception

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundVasospastic angina usually presents with intermittent episodes of chest pain. The patient had abnormal smell sensation and shortness of breath at the initiation of exercise stress echocardiography with transient electrocardiographic changes and new regional wall motion abnormalities.

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BioCardia’s CardiAMP Cell Therapy Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial Results Show Patient Benefits in Important Outcomes

DAIC

Results from the open label roll-in cohort of patients having chronic myocardial ischemia with refractory angina showed an average increase in exercise tolerance of 107 seconds and an average of 82% reduction in angina episodes at the primary six-month follow-up endpoint compared to before receiving the study treatment.

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Non-ischemic phenotypes of low-risk chest pain patients based on exercise stress echocardiography: a pilot study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

We aimed to identify non-ischemic phenotypes in low-risk NSTE-ACS patients by analyzing a wide range of parameters available during exercise SE.MethodsInpatients [n=103, median age 56 (4665)years, 65 (63%) men] with suspected NSTE-ACS without high-risk criteria underwent exercise SE using a semi-supine cycle ergometer.

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Abstract 4144084: Enhanced External Counterpulsation as a Novel Treatment for Heart Transplant Candidates with Ischemic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Circulation

It is primarily indicated for refractory angina that is not amenable to PCI or CABG with the opinion of a cardiologist. Despite being a heart transplantation candidate, she declined revascularization and sought alternative treatments for angina, dyspnea, and daily activity limitations.