A type of cardiovascular disease known to physicians as microvascular angina affects the heart’s tiniest arteries and causes chest pain. The disease is sneaky, in that it doesn’t show up on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Microvascular angina is a significant health problem that confers risk for major adverse CV events, according to ...

New research provides robust evidence that cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can noninvasively and accurately detect microvascular coronary obstruction in patients with angina. In the first of two ...

For the first time, a prospective, international study has shown that chest pain caused by problems with the very small vessels supplying blood to the heart is an important health problem that ...

A percutaneous dose of CD34-positive cells appeared to ease ischemia and improve symptoms in coronary microvascular dysfunction, the ESCaPE-CMD pilot study showed. Microvascular function as measured ...

SAN DIEGO — Patients presenting with severe angina but no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) during coronary angiography might benefit from more invasive tests that can spot microvascular ...

(BPT) – In a time when health concerns are top of mind, it’s critical to be aware of underlying issues that may be impacting your overall health and quality of life. According to the U.S. Centers for ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Patients presenting with chest pain and a positive stress test but no sign of obstructive coronary disease pose a quandary for physicians and frustration for the patients themselves. Now ...

Once considered a mysterious “black box” problem, sometimes known as syndrome X, angina without focal obstruction in the large coronary arteries is not a benign condition and should prompt aggressive ...