Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is commonly present in patients with metabolic
derangements and is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to myocardial …

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is commonly recognized as the consequence of coronary
atherosclerosis and obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). However, a significant …

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in much of the
modern world, is the common symptomatic end stage of a number of distinct diseases and …

Comorbidities of ischemic heart disease, including diabetes mellitus (DM),
hypercholesterolemia (HC) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), are associated with coronary …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death among humans. Animal
models have shown that cholesterol and inflammation are causatively involved in the …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) plays a pathogenic role in cardiac and systemic
conditions other than microvascular angina. In this review, we provide an overview of the …

The coronary microcirculation plays a cardinal role in regulating coronary blood flow to meet
the changing metabolic demands of the myocardium. Coronary microvascular dysfunction …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) encompasses several pathogenetic
mechanisms involving coronary microcirculation and plays a major role in determining …

Detailed evaluation of coronary function early in diabetes mellitus (DM)-associated coronary
artery disease (CAD) development is difficult in patients. Therefore, we investigated …

In recent decades coronary microvascular dysfunction has been increasingly identified as a
relevant contributor to several cardiovascular conditions. Indeed, coronary microvascular …