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

The development of novel, non-invasive techniques and standardization of protocols to
assess microvascular dysfunction have elucidated the key role of microvascular changes in …

Background The majority of women with angina‐like chest pain have no obstructive
coronary artery disease when evaluated with coronary angiography. Coronary …

The coronary microcirculation plays a pivotal role in the regulation of coronary blood flow
and cardiac metabolism. It can adapt to acute and chronic pathologic conditions such as …

In the past decade, scientific and clinical research has provided a translational perspective
on myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). MINOCA is …

Persistence or recurrence of angina after successful percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) represent an important clinical issue involving from one fifth to one third of patients …

Objectives: This study sought to quantify myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial
perfusion reserve (MPR) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and examine the relationship …

Background Exertional chest pain/dyspnea or chest pain at rest are the main symptoms of
coronary artery disease (CAD), which are traditionally attributed to insufficiency of the …

Objective: This study aims to investigate the impact of cardiovascular medications on the
coronary flow reserve (CFR) in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is a heterogeneous
group of clinical entities characterized by clinical evidence of acute myocardial infarction …