Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Decades of grassroots
campaigns have helped to raise awareness about the impact of cardiovascular disease in …

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

Many patients with chest pain undergoing coronary angiography do not show significant
obstructive coronary lesions. A substantial proportion of these patients have abnormalities in …

This review takes an inclusive approach to microvascular dysfunction in diabetes mellitus
and cardiometabolic disease. In virtually every organ, dynamic interactions between the …

In 2008, the Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of patients with vasospastic angina
(coronary spastic angina) 1 were developed by the Japanese Circulation Society, and the …

In recent years, it has become apparent that coronary microvascular dysfunction plays a
pivotal pathogenic role in angina pectoris. Functional and structural mechanisms can affect …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Aims Functional alterations of epicardial coronary arteries or coronary microcirculation
represent a frequent cause of myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries …

Many patients undergoing coronary angiography because of chest pain syndromes,
believed to be indicative of obstructive atherosclerosis of the epicardial coronary arteries …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in western countries. Among
cardiovascular diseases, myocardial infarction represents a life-threatening condition …