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

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

Background Remote ischaemic conditioning with transient ischaemia and reperfusion
applied to the arm has been shown to reduce myocardial infarct size in patients with ST …

Standardization of diagnostic criteria for ischemic symptoms due to coronary microvascular
dysfunction (CMD) is needed for further investigation of patients presenting with anginal …

Although myocardial ischaemia usually manifests as a consequence of atherosclerosis-
dependent obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease, a significant percentage of …

Cardioprotection aims at infarct size reduction and improvement of clinical outcome from
myocardial infarction. The translation of cardioprotection from preclinical and promising …

The success of a primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) in the setting of ST elevation
myocardial infarction depends on the functional and structural integrity of coronary …

The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as a crucial endothe-lium-derived molecule for vascular
relaxation and the recognition of the endothelium as more than a passive interface between …

Background Remote ischaemic preconditioning attenuates cardiac injury at elective surgery
and angioplasty. We tested the hypothesis that remote ischaemic conditioning during …

Background—Most methods for assessing microvascular function are not readily available
in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The aim of this study is to determine whether the …