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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Autologous CD34-positive stem cells may improve coronary flow reserve and angina symptoms in patients with microvascular dysfunction, proof-of-concept testing suggests. Evidence of microvascular ...

Although the origin of cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is still debated, endothelial dysfunction leading to reduced coronary microvascular dilatory response and increased coronary resistance is thought to ...

New research has shown abnormalities in the tiny blood vessels of human hearts in regions well beyond the large arteries with atherosclerotic blockages that trigger the need for stents or bypass ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — In the first randomized trial of a therapy for treatment of patients with angina and nonobstructive ...