Open AccessClinical care for patients with recurrent myocardial ischemia in Germany—the VOICES trial
Author(s) -
Dominik Berliner,
Lars S. Maier,
Ulrike Wollenberg,
R Limberg,
Jan D. Schmitto,
Dirk Westermann,
Johann Bauersachs
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.123
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial ischemia , clinical trial , ischemia , intensive care medicine , cardiology
Chronic ischemic heart disease is frequent and represents the most common cause of death in western countries. Angina pectoris, the clinical symptom of myocardial ischemia, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality also in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the current care of patients with recurrent myocardial ischemia after ruling out significant coronary stenosis in the setting of outpatient care.