LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Doctors know how to spot large artery blockages when someone is experiencing heart attack symptoms, but often not those in the smaller heart ...

Invasive coronary functional testing to identify the cause of angina in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA) can be performed safely at both experienced and less-experienced ...

PHILADELPHIA — In patients with angina but no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), low coronary flow reserve (CFR) detected in the cath lab can provide a clear diagnosis of coronary ...

CMD-related SNPs. CMD, coronary microvascular dysfunction; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism. The findings suggest that a genetics-driven approach could revolutionize CMD diagnosis and treatment, ...

A new review highlights the potential role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in improving the early diagnosis and targeted intervention of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD)—a condition ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from Prasad M. Case in a Box: Step-by-step Approach to Assessment of Microvascular Disease in an INOCA Patient. Presented at: TCT 2023. San Francisco, CA. For patients with ...

Cardiovascular imaging, particularly in the setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), has advanced rapidly in recent years, with growing attention to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An AI model accurately detected features of myocardial ischemia and coronary microvascular and vasomotor ...

Empagliflozin reduced proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress markers in INOCA patients with CMD, improving vascular health. Treatment led to favorable shifts in endothelial extracellular ...

Dr. Ashesh Buch, an interventional cardiologist at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, led the development of introducing a coronary microvascular dysfunction testing program to the region. Chesapeake ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intermuscular adipose tissue and coronary flow reserve were independent predictors of major adverse CV events.