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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/4111| Title: | Angina, “Normal” Coronary Angiography, and Vascular Dysfunction: Risk Assessment Strategies |
| Keywords: | Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Electrocardiogram (ECG) Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) |
| Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
| Description: | PMCID: PMC1808079 Chest pain may be associated with coronary arteries that appear "normal". Normal is defined here as no visible disease or luminal irregularities (less than 50%) as judged visually at coronary angiography. Normal angiography in patients with chest pain is five times more common in women than in men [1]. Among patients with chest pain and normal angiography, an unknown number are suffering from cardiac pain of ischemic origin. Uncertainty is often difficult to allay, for medical attendants as well as for patients, resulting in perpetuation of symptoms, difficulties in management, and establishment of risk of subsequent coronary events [2]. In this article, we discuss how to stratify risk in patients with chest pain and a normal coronary angiogram. The authors received no specific funding for this article. Peer reviewed |
| URI: | http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/4111 |
| Other Identifiers: | PLoS Med. 2007 February; 4(2): e12. 1549-1277 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/4111 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040012 |
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