Angiographic progression in patients with angina pectoris and normal or near normal coronary angiograms who are restudied due to unstable symptoms
Author(s) -
Ian Cox,
Raúl A. Schwartzman,
Felipe Atienza,
S.J.A Brown,
Juan Carlos Kaski
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.1998.0870
Subject(s) - medicine , left bundle branch block , chest pain , unstable angina , cardiology , stenosis , angiography , coronary angiography , radiology , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction , heart failure
Syndrome X patients commonly remain symptomatic during follow-up and may be readmitted with unstable anginal symptoms. Angiographic disease progression must be considered as a possible mechanism for instability, particularly where multiple coronary risk factors are present and an interval of several years has elapsed since previous angiography.
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