Microvascular Angina and the Continuing Dilemma of Chest Pain With Normal Coronary Angiograms

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 877-885

  Cannon III, Richard O ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary; disease; microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; ARGININE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRATE; QUINAPRIL; RANOLAZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STRESS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 68949172538     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.03.080     Document Type: Review

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