Ischemia With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: Insights From the ISCHEMIA Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is common clinically, particularly among women, but its prevalence among patients with at least moderate ischemia and the relationship between ischemia severity and non-obstructive atherosclerosis severity are unknown.

Objectives

The authors investigated predictors of INOCA in enrolled, nonrandomized participants in ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches), sex differences, and the relationship between ischemia and atherosclerosis in patients with INOCA.

Methods

Core laboratories independently reviewed screening noninvasive stress test results (nuclear imaging, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging or nonimaging exercise tolerance tes

SUBMITTER: Reynolds HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878463 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature