Women and Chest Pain: Recognizing the Different Faces of Angina in the Emergency Department.
Safdar B, D'Onofrio G. Women and Chest Pain: Recognizing the Different Faces of Angina in the Emergency Department. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 227-38. PMID: 27354848, PMCID: PMC4918863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseAcute coronary syndromeChest painEmergency departmentMicrovascular dysfunctionED patientsCoronary artery endothelial dysfunctionCause of anginaCoronary artery dissectionCoronary artery spasmPersistent chest painRecurrent chest painSex-specific causesQuality of lifeArtery spasmArtery dissectionCoronary syndromeEndothelial dysfunctionMyocardial bridgingArtery diseasePoor functionCardinal symptomsAnginaPainPatientsMicrovascular Dysfunction as Opposed to Conduit Artery Disease Explains Sex-specific Chest Pain in Emergency Department Patients With Low to Moderate Cardiac Risk
Safdar B, Ali A, D’Onofrio G, Katz SD. Microvascular Dysfunction as Opposed to Conduit Artery Disease Explains Sex-specific Chest Pain in Emergency Department Patients With Low to Moderate Cardiac Risk. Clinical Therapeutics 2016, 38: 240-255.e1. PMID: 26778090, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest painControl subjectsMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseObstructive coronary artery diseaseCommon emergency department presentationConduit vessel functionCoronary artery vasomotionTransient forearm ischemiaAcute chest painCardiac risk factorsPersistent chest painAcute coronary syndromeBrachial artery diameterFramingham risk scoreProspective cohort studyChest pain centerSystolic blood pressureAsymptomatic healthy volunteersCoronary artery diseaseEmergency department presentationsBrachial artery reactivityPeripheral microvascular dysfunctionHigh-resolution ultrasoundArtery dysfunction