Lack of Correlation Between Noninvasive Stress Tests and Invasive Coronary Vasomotor Dysfunction in Patients With Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Andrew Cassar,
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee,
Charanjit S. Rihal,
Abhiram Prasad,
Ryan J. Len,
Lilach O. Lerman,
Amir Lerman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.108.841056
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , vasomotor , coronary artery disease , endothelial dysfunction , coronary flow reserve , provocation test , coronary atherosclerosis , coronary arteries , artery , pathology , alternative medicine
Despite a nonobstructive coronary angiogram, many patients may still have an abnormal coronary vasomotor response to provocation and to myocardial demand during stress. The ability of noninvasive stress tests to predict coronary vasomotor dysfunction in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease is unknown.
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