Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC Guidelines fully into account when
exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the implementation of …

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 consensus document, a summary of the views of an expert panel organized by the
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), appraises the …

More than 50 years have passed since Kawasaki disease (KD) was first reported. 1
According to a nationwide survey, the number of patients with KD who became adults was …

Coronary microvascular disease (CMD) refers to the subset of disorders affecting the
structure and function of the coronary microcirculation, is prevalent in patients across a …

Background Coronary revascularization guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) is
associated with better patient outcomes after the procedure than revascularization guided by …

Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is among the most commonly performed
diagnostic tests in cardiology. Although the diagnostic and prognostic applications of …

Obstructive disease of the epicardial coronary arteries was recognized as the cause of
angina pectoris> 2 centuries ago, and sudden thrombotic occlusion of an epicardial …

This consensus document, a summary of the views of an expert panel organized by the
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), appraises the …

Contemporary data indicate that patients with signs and symptoms of ischaemia and non-
obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) often have coronary microvascular dysfunction …