Angina

In patients with stable angina, increased risk for stroke and mortality was positively correlated with higher consumption of milk and total dairy intake, researchers reported in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

BOSTON — Quantitative flow ratio-guided decision-making improved outcomes in patients with angina or recent MI vs. a standard angiography-guided strategy, regardless of whether preplanned PCI was performed or not, a speaker reported.

Sex-specific differences in the performance of noninvasive testing for ischemic heart disease necessitate a sex-based diagnostic workup with a multimodality approach to better understand women’s chest pain symptoms, researchers reported.

Diltiazem vs. placebo for coronary vasomotor dysfunction in patients with angina and nonobstructive CAD.

WASHINGTON — Complete revascularization, as opposed to culprit lesion-only revascularization, was associated with better angina-related quality of life in patients with STEMI and multivessel CAD, a speaker reported.

WASHINGTON — In the first randomized trial of a therapy for treatment of patients with angina and nonobstructive CAD, diltiazem did not improve coronary vasomotor dysfunction compared with placebo.

Poor sleep health was associated with increased risk for experiencing CVD, according to data published in Scientific Reports.

The inaugural chest pain guideline, from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, redefines how physicians discuss chest pain with patients and provides a detailed clinical decision pathway for diagnosis and management.

PCI guided by quantitative flow ratio or angiography.

Older women who primarily ate alone were more likely to have angina and worse nutrition than those who ate with others, according to a South Korean study published in the journal Menopause.