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Randomised trial of stable chest pain investigation: 3-year clinical and quality of life results from CE-MARC 2

Open Heart

Aims Guidelines for suspected cardiac chest pain have used historical risk stratification tools, advocating invasive coronary angiography (ICA) first-line in those at highest risk.

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New Treatment in Pipeline for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

DAIC

In about 70 percent of cases, patients with HCM experience obstruction to blood flow, which increases pressures in the heart and can lead to chest pain, shortness of breath and reduced exercise capacity.

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Mindfulness-based intervention in patients with persistent pain in chest (MIPIC) of non-cardiac cause: a feasibility randomised control study

Open Heart

Objective The study evaluated the feasibility of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in patients with non-cardiac chest pain by assessing their willingness to participate and adhere to the programme, and for these data to help further refine the content of MBCT for chest pain.

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

DAIC

This causes angina, a type of chest pain which is characterized as refractory angina when this pain cannot be controlled by a combination of optimal medical therapy, angioplasty or bypass surgery, and is estimated to impact 600,000 to 1.8 million patients in the United States.

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Is Anemia Common After Heart Bypass Surgery?

MIBHS

As a result, the heart doesnt receive enough oxygen-rich blood, which can lead to chest pain, shortness of breath, or even a heart attack. During CABG, a surgeon takes a healthy blood vessel from another part of the bodyusually the chest, leg, or armand uses it to bypass the blocked coronary artery. What is Anemia?

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Why is the angiogram normal?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He also complained of intermittent mild chest pain radiating into into both shoulders and his back, as well as occasional unexplained sweating. He had no further chest pain. He described mild substernal chest pain, again radiating into both shoulders with occasional sweating.

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VahatiCor, Inc. Announces Treatment of First Patient with the A-FLUX Reducer System Innovation for Patients Suffering from Angina Due to Persistent Ischemic Heart Disease

DAIC

a med tech company dedicated to helping patients with persistent ischemic heart disease, has announced the treatment of the first patient with the A-FLUX Reducer System, a treatment for patients with angina or chest pain. VahatiCor, Inc., Angina is often caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.

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