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Microvascular Angina
New findings reported from C. Cotrim and co-authors describe advances in microvascular angina
July 6th, 2008
"The development of intra-ventricular gradients (IVG) during dobutamine or exercise stress is not infrequent, and can be associated to symptoms during stress. The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrence of IVG during exercise stress echocardiography in cardiac syndrome X patients," researchers in Almada, Portugal report. "We prospectively evaluated 91 patients (pts) mean aged 51 +/- 12 years (age ranged 20 to 75 years old), 44 of whom were women. All pts had angina, positive exercise ECG treadmill testing, normal rest echocardiogram and no coronary artery disease on coronary angiogram (cardiac X syndrome). After complete Doppler echocardiographic evaluation...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-07-06)
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