Depression is associated with recurrent chest pain with or without coronary artery disease: A prospective cohort study in the emergency department
Kim Y, Soffler M, Paradise S, Jelani QU, Dziura J, Sinha R, Safdar B. Depression is associated with recurrent chest pain with or without coronary artery disease: A prospective cohort study in the emergency department. American Heart Journal 2017, 191: 47-54. PMID: 28888269, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent chest painCoronary artery diseaseAcute chest painChest painProspective cohort studyChest pain centerClinical Anxiety ScaleEmergency departmentPerceived Stress ScalePain centerCohort studyArtery diseaseNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseObstructive coronary artery diseaseChest pain recurrenceED chest painCardiac risk factorsCardiac stress testingPatient Health QuestionnaireSignificant independent predictorsStress testingMultivariable regression modelsPain recurrenceIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeRanolazine 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