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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with microvascular angina: an international and prospective cohort study by the Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study (COVADIS) Group
Shimokawa H, Suda A, Takahashi J, Berry C, Camici PG, Crea F, Escaned J, Ford T, Yii E, Kaski JC, Kiyooka T, Mehta PK, Ong P, Ozaki Y, Pepine C, Rimoldi O, Safdar B, Sechtem U, Tsujita K, Yasuda S, Beltrame JF, Merz CNB, Group O. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with microvascular angina: an international and prospective cohort study by the Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study (COVADIS) Group. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 4592-4600. PMID: 34038937, PMCID: PMC8633728, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseMicrovascular anginaPrognosis of patientsInternational Study GroupClinical characteristicsStudy groupPrevious historyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisNon-fatal myocardial infarctionCox proportional hazards analysisSeattle Angina Questionnaire scoresNon-fatal strokeAcute coronary syndromeProspective cohort studyStable angina pectorisProportional hazards analysisImportant health problemComparable prognosisCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsCoronary syndromePrimary endpointCohort studyUnstable angina
2020
International prospective cohort study of microvascular angina – Rationale and design
Suda A, Takahashi J, Beltrame JF, Berry C, Camici PG, Crea F, Escaned J, Ford T, Kaski J, Kiyooka T, Metha PK, Ong P, Ozaki Y, Pepine C, Rimoldi O, Safdar B, Sechtem U, Tsujita K, Yii E, Merz C, Shimokawa H, Group O. International prospective cohort study of microvascular angina – Rationale and design. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2020, 31: 100630. PMID: 32984497, PMCID: PMC7494778, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseLong-term prognosisCoronary microvascular dysfunctionMajor cardiovascular eventsMicrovascular anginaClinical characteristicsMyocardial ischemiaMicrovascular dysfunctionMVA patientsDiagnostic criteriaNon-obstructive coronary artery diseaseNon-fatal myocardial infarctionObstructive coronary artery diseaseInternational prospective cohort studyCoronary functional abnormalitiesProspective registry studyNon-fatal strokeProspective cohort studyCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsPrimary endpointCohort studyRegistry studyUnstable anginaArtery disease
2017
Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell RR, Johnson C, Sinusas AJ. Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Therapeutics 2017, 39: 55-63. PMID: 28081848, PMCID: PMC10345862, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseChest painSymptomatic patientsArtery diseasePrimary outcomeEmergency departmentNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseRb-82 positron emission tomographyEffect of ranolazineRate-pressure productEmergency department patientsQTc-prolonging drugsRobust clinical trialsPositron emission tomographyHypertensive urgencyMicrovascular anginaMicrovascular dysfunctionUnderdiagnosed causeControlled TrialsDepartment patientsHeart failureAcute symptomsPressure product
2016
MICROVASCULAR ANGINA IN THE ABSENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS COMMON IN UNDIFFERENTIATED CHEST PAIN PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell R, Naftilan M, Johnson C, Sinusas A. MICROVASCULAR ANGINA IN THE ABSENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS COMMON IN UNDIFFERENTIATED CHEST PAIN PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 1824. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31825-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research