CD34 positive cells as endothelial progenitor cells in biology and medicine

M Hassanpour, AA Salybekov, S Kobayashi… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
CD34 is a cell surface antigen expressed in numerous stem/progenitor cells including
hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which are known …

Ischemia and no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA): a narrative review

PK Mehta, J Huang, RD Levit, W Malas, N Waheed… - Atherosclerosis, 2022 - Elsevier
Myocardial ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is a chronic coronary
syndrome condition that is increasingly being recognized as a substantial contributor to …

Comprehensive Management of ANOCA, Part 2—Program Development, Treatment, and Research Initiatives: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

NR Smilowitz, M Prasad, RJ Widmer, O Toleva… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Centers specializing in coronary function testing are critical to ensure a systematic approach
to the diagnosis and treatment of angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) …

Coronary reactivity assessment is associated with lower health care–associated costs in patients presenting with angina and nonobstructive coronary artery disease

A Ahmad, MT Corban, JP Moriarty… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The financial burden linked to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with
chest pain on the health care system is considerable. Angina and nonobstructive coronary …

[HTML][HTML] INOCA/ANOCA: Mechanisms and novel treatments

ND Ashokprabhu, O Quesada, YR Alvarez… - American heart journal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Angina or ischemia with no obstructive coronary disease (ANOCA/INOCA) is a common but
under-treated condition due to poorly understood pathophysiologic mechanisms, limited …

Coronary vasomotor dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular events in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease

Y Kanaji, A Ahmad, JDS Sara, I Ozcan… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - jacc.org
Abstract Background Coronary vasomotor dysfunction (CVDys) can be comprehensively
classified on the basis of anatomy and functional mechanisms. Objectives The aim of this …

Circulating progenitor cells and coronary collaterals in chronic Total occlusion

DA Gold, PB Sandesara, B Kindya, ME Gold… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The role of circulating progenitor cells (CPC) in collateral formation that occurs
in the presence of chronic total occlusions (CTO) of a coronary artery is not well established …

[HTML][HTML] Ischaemia with no obstructive coronary arteries: a review with focus on the Asian population

RYH Soh, TT Low, CH Sia, WKF Kong… - Singapore Medical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Ischaemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) has been a diagnostic and
therapeutic challenge for decades. Several studies have demonstrated that INOCA is …

Non-obstructive plaque and treatment of INOCA: more to be learned

L Ya'Qoub, IY Elgendy, CJ Pepine - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of Review A significant proportion of patients evaluated for chest pain have
ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA). Studies have shown INOCA …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure patients

T Toya, Y Nagatomo, Y Ikegami, N Masaki… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coronary microcirculation has multiple layers of autoregulatory function to maintain resting
flow and augment hyperemic flow in response to myocardial demands. Functional or …