2018
Efficacy of cardiac shock wave therapy in patients with stable angina: The design of randomized, triple blind, sham-procedure controlled study
Shkolnik E, Burneikaite G, Celutkiene J, Scherbak M, Zuoziene G, Petrauskiene B, Trush E, Laucevicius A, Vasyuk Y. Efficacy of cardiac shock wave therapy in patients with stable angina: The design of randomized, triple blind, sham-procedure controlled study. The Anatolian Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 19: 100-109. PMID: 29424731, PMCID: PMC5864803, DOI: 10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2017.8023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac shock wave therapyOptimal medical treatmentExercise treadmill testShock wave therapyQuality of lifeMyocardial ischemiaAngina symptomsStable anginaWave therapyCanadian Cardiovascular Society class IIISeattle Angina Questionnaire scoresStress-induced myocardial ischemiaCardiac magnetic resonance imagingTreatment 4 weeksTotal exercise durationDobutamine stress echocardiographySingle-center studyCoronary artery diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingStimulation of angiogenesisSingle photon emissionAngina classCentralized randomizationStable dosesExercise tolerance
2017
Cardiac shock-wave therapy in the treatment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Burneikaitė G, Shkolnik E, Čelutkienė J, Zuozienė G, Butkuvienė I, Petrauskienė B, Šerpytis P, Laucevičius A, Lerman A. Cardiac shock-wave therapy in the treatment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2017, 15: 11. PMID: 28403861, PMCID: PMC5389112, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-017-0102-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseExercise capacityArtery diseaseEnd-stage coronary artery diseaseCochrane Controlled Trials RegisterStable coronary artery diseaseSeattle Angina Questionnaire scoresCardiac shock wave therapyAnti-anginal efficacyControlled Trials RegisterDouble-blind studySingle-center studySingle-arm studyShock wave therapyLarger patient samplesQuality of lifeRandom-effects modelNon-invasive optionAngina classAngina symptomsStable anginaTrials RegisterVentricular functionRandomized trialsArm study