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Once normal coronary arteries, always normal coronary arteries?
Author(s) -
Pilgrim Thomas,
Meier Bernhard
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25805
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary arteries , cardiology , coronary angiogram , coronary artery disease , artery , coronary anatomy , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
Key Points Completely normal coronary arteries on an angiogram all but guarantee a course free of coronary artery disease. Documented normal coronary arteries need not to be restudied for many years to come if at all. A larger study with coronary angiograms assessed as completely normal by a panel and with at least 10‐year follow‐up needs to corroborate these conclusions.