Angina pectoris, often shortened to angina, is chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart and most commonly - but not always - a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD). The ...

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Most patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and chronic stable angina will obtain complete relief of symptoms with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, some chronic angina patients ...

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Heart attacks kill more seniors by far than any other disease. “Atherosclerosis” is the cause; it means “artery hardening.” First, fatty deposits, or “atheromas,” appear in the artery lining. This ...

Individuals with undetected stable angina pectoris (SAP) as a consequence of undiagnosed coronary artery disease are at high risk of poor quality of life and a premature fatal event (for example, ...

For patients referred for evaluation of stable angina, a tiered protocol progressing from calcium scans to CT angiography (CTA) to CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) appears to be a viable ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA—More than 6 years since the placebo-controlled ORBITA trial set the interventional cardiology galaxy whirling, ORBITA-2, attempting to isolate the treatment effects of PCI alone, ...

Peter Swoboda receives funding from British Heart Foundation and Heart Research UK. Stents are like scaffolding that keep narrowed arteries open. These devices have been revolutionary in treating ...