A type of cardiovascular disease known to physicians as microvascular angina affects the heart’s tiniest arteries and causes chest pain. The disease is sneaky, in that it doesn’t show up on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Microvascular angina is a significant health problem that confers risk for major adverse CV events, according to ...

For the first time, a prospective, international study has shown that chest pain caused by problems with the very small vessels supplying blood to the heart is an important health problem that ...

A percutaneous dose of CD34-positive cells appeared to ease ischemia and improve symptoms in coronary microvascular dysfunction, the ESCaPE-CMD pilot study showed. Microvascular function as measured ...

(BPT) – In a time when health concerns are top of mind, it’s critical to be aware of underlying issues that may be impacting your overall health and quality of life. According to the U.S. Centers for ...

Stress CMR significantly enhances diagnostic accuracy for chest pain without obstructive coronary artery disease, identifying microvascular angina often missed in standard angiography. The CorCMR ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study at Mayo Clinic suggests that an hourglass-shaped stent could improve blood flow and ease severe and reoccurring chest pain in people with microvascular disease. Of 30 ...

In patients with angina but no obstructive arteries on angiography, further testing with stress cardiac MRI improved diagnosing the cause of angina, resulting in better management and quality of life, ...

The presence of epicardial coronary spasm and increased microvascular resistance in patients with angina but without obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with an increased risk of major ...

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 ...