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A budget impact model and a cost–utility analysis of reducer device (Neovasc) in patients with refractory angina

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Refractory angina (RA) is a chronic condition characterized by the presence of debilitating angina symptoms due to established reversible ischemia in the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

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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.

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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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Prognostic value of computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve in patients with diabetes mellitus and unstable angina

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Coronary artery calcification is commonly found in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which may compromise the diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Computed tomogr.

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Call for papers! Thematic Collection on Cardiac Amyloidosis

International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences

The disease can cause a variety of symptoms, including heart failure, arrhythmias, peripheral embolism, dysautonomia, angina with normal coronary arteries, and others. The aim of this thematic collection is to gather high-quality articles that contribute to the advancement of knowledge about cardiac amyloidosis.

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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

Abnormal stress biomarkers [regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMAs), ST-segment depression, induced angina, peak systolic blood pressure, force-based contractile reserve (CR), heart rate reserve (HRR), and low exercise capacity] were used for phenotyping.

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What is the risk of ACS after PCI in a CTO related artery ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

DECISION-CTO,EURO-CTO,EXPLORE,IMPACTOR) Opening a CTO, for reasons other than angina (i.e. This has become a difficult area of research because it involves spending more time with the patient, and hence not studied much.

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