Background A relevant proportion of patients with suspected coronary artery disease
undergo invasive coronary angiography showing normal or nonobstructive coronary …

Abstract Aim The “2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management
of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease” provides an update to and consolidates new …

When acute myocardial injury is found in a clinical setting suggestive of myocardial
ischaemia, the event is labelled as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and the absence of …

Background Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is an important contributor to
angina syndromes. Recently, two distinct endotypes were identified using combined …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have a lower prevalence in women than men; although, a
higher mortality rate and a poorer prognosis are more common in women. However, there is …

Ischemia with no obstructive arteries (INOCA) is defined as patients with angiographic
evidence of ischemia but no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) at coronary …

Background The pathophysiological and clinical significance of microvascular dysfunction
(MVD) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains …

The critical role of the coronary microvascular compartment and its invasive functional
assessment has become apparent in light of the significant proportion of patients presenting …

Our purpose was to perform a systematic review to assess the prevalence of microvascular
angina (MVA) among patients with stable symptoms in the absence of obstructive coronary …

Coronary angiography has limitations in accurately assessing the coronary microcirculation.
A new comprehensive invasive hemodynamic assessment method utilizing coronary flow …