作者
Ilan Merdler, Ryan Wallace, Andrew P Hill, Kalyan R Chitturi, Giorgio A Medranda, Pavan Reddy, Cheng Zhang, Sevket Tolga Ozturk, Vaishnavi Sawant, William S Weintraub, Kassandra Lopez, Itsik Ben-Dor, Ron Waksman, Hayder D Hashim, Brian C Case
发表日期
2024/3/28
期刊
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
Coronary functional testing to formally diagnose coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) reduces cardiovascular events and alleviates angina. This study aims to investigate the extensive and complex journey that patients with CMD undergo, from the onset of chest pain to eventual diagnosis.
Methods
Data from the Coronary Microvascular Disease Registry (CMDR) were analyzed, including information on the date of first documentation of chest pain, number of non-invasive and invasive tests the patient underwent, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations. In addition, we estimated the total cost per patient. A total of 61 patients with CMD diagnosis were included in this analysis.
Results
Most patients in our cohort were older than 50 years of age. The median time from initial chest pain symptoms to diagnosis was 0.62 (interquartile range [IQR]: 0.06–2.96) years. During this period, patients …
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