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Cath Lab Exercise Test Flags Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
Low coronary flow reserve found in the cath lab identifies a group of patients unable to adapt to exercise, and researchers suggest this test should be used more for angina...
8 days ago - Medscape
She Had Two Heart Attacks, but Normal Arteries. What Was Going On?
Her doctors were puzzled until one asked a question she'd never heard before. The answer was yes, all the time, since childhood.
17 days ago - NY Times
Post-ISCHEMIA: Focus Turns to Testing for Stable Angina
]]> - PHILADELPHIA - After the ISCHEMIA trial delivered its clear determination that early revascularization isn't better than medication alone for moderate-to-severe, but...
18 days ago - MedPageToday
ISCHEMIA: Invasive strategy, medical therapy yield similar CV outcomes in stable ischemia
PHILADELPHIA - In stable patients with moderate or severe ischemia, an invasive strategy and a conservative strategy of optimal medical therapy yielded similar long-term CV...
20 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Heart wire test detects 'hidden' angina
Angina is the result of reduced blood flow to the heart and is an early warning sign that a patient might go on to have a heart attack or stroke.
20 days ago - Daily Mail
Surgery for Blocked Arteries Is Often Unwarranted, Researchers Find
Drug therapy alone may save lives as effectively as bypass or stenting procedures, a large federal study showed.
20 days ago - NY Times - 2 articles
Combined Tests can Predict Risk of Kidney Injury in Children
Renal Angina Index and urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin can be used in combination to determine the risk of developing severe acute kidney injury in...
26 days ago - Medindia Health - 2 articles
OCT confers improved outcomes vs. FFR for intermediate lesions: FORZA
SAN FRANCISCO - Guidance with OCT led to a lower occurrence of significant angina or the composite of MACE compared with guidance with fractional flow reserve in patients with...
1 month ago - Healio
SCOT-HEART: Benefits of CTA strategy in chest pain consistent across subgroups
The beneficial effect of a coronary CT angiography-based strategy on clinical outcomes compared with standard care in patients with chest pain was consistent across subgroups...
1 month ago - Healio
Lifesaving Drugs Post-heart Attack Under Used: Study
New study investigated beta-blockers usage in patients with acute coronary syndrome or stable angina in China and concluded that beta-blockers were under used post-heart attack.
1 month ago - Medindia Health
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