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Prevalence and characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction among chest pain patients in the emergency department
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell RR, Johnson C, Sinusas AJ. Prevalence and characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction among chest pain patients in the emergency department. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, 9: 5-13. PMID: 29543037, DOI: 10.1177/2048872618764418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseCardiac positron emission tomography/Positron emission tomography/Chest pain patientsArtery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionEmission tomography/Chest painMyocardial infarctionMicrovascular dysfunctionPain patientsEmergency departmentTomography/General emergency department populationLower coronary flow reserveNon-obstructive coronary arteriesPrior emergency department visitsTraditional cardiac risk factorsCardiac risk factorsModerate-risk patientsEmergency department visitsEmergency department patientsCoronary flow reserveEmergency department population
2021
Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction
Nowroozpoor A, Sharp E, Gordon R, Malicki C, Hwang U, Dziura J, D'Onofrio' G, Safdar B. Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.2744. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reservePerfusion defectsCognitive impairmentMean ageCMD patientsCardiac positron emission tomography/Chest pain observation unitPositron emission tomography/Coronary artery diseaseSmall vessel diseaseEmission tomography/Montreal Cognitive AssessmentChest discomfortHypertensive urgencyMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseHeart failureVessel diseaseMyocardial infarctionTomography/Odds ratioFlow reserveNormal groupYears of education