Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease
ACC announces lineup of 2025 Scientific Session late-breakers
The American College of Cardiology announced the late-breaking science lineup for its Scientific Session to be held March 29-31 in Chicago and online.
SCAI consensus statement offers technical guidance for PCI in patients with STEMI
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released a consensus statement on how catheterization laboratories should manage the technical aspects of PCI for patients with STEMI.
Women’s stress levels, but not depression levels, vary by heart attack subtype
Researchers observed lower levels of perceived stress among women with MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries vs. those with MI and CAD, but the prevalence of depressive symptoms was similar.
Use imaging, interventional testing to help discern ischemia with nonobstructive CAD
Women presenting with chest pain but without signs of obstructive coronary disease may still have microvascular dysfunction, and careful imaging analyses or invasive testing can help reveal the correct diagnosis, according to a speaker.
Lessons learned from women with INOCA critical to improving patient-centered care
The experiences of women who recounted their journey from first feeling the symptoms of ischemia and no obstructive CAD to receiving their diagnosis could lead to more patient-centered care in clinical practice, researchers reported.
VIDEO: ‘There is a role for both’ anatomical, functional testing in cardiac diagnosis
ARLINGTON, Texas — In this Healio video exclusive, Healio | Cardiology Today Editorial Board Member Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASPC, discusses how anatomical and functional testing both have a role in cardiac diagnosis.
Invasive endotyping clarifies unexplained chest pain, but no improvement in symptom burden
In patients with angina with nonobstructive CAD, invasive testing increased the likelihood of an angina endotype diagnosis and improved treatment satisfaction compared with controls, but did not improve angina burden, researchers reported.
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Effectiveness of diagnostic evaluation strategies for stable CAD performed in outpatient settings.
Coronary microvascular dysfunction with INOCA predicts poor outcomes
In patients with ischemia and no obstructive coronary arteries, known as INOCA, the level of nonobstructive coronary stenosis does not affect the prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction, researchers reported.
Precision testing strategy strongly benefits stable patients with suspected CAD
CHICAGO — In stable symptomatic patients with suspected CAD, a precision testing strategy was linked to a 70% reduction in death, MI or catheterization without obstructive CAD at 1 year compared with the usual testing, researchers reported.