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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina, StableDouble-Blind MethodExercise ToleranceExtracorporeal Shockwave TherapyFemaleHumansLithuaniaMalePlacebosQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeConceptsCardiac 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