Why the study?
Symptomatic NOCAD is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes, but there are no guideline recommendations for care and physiologic assessment beyond two-dimensional angiography is not standardised.
This consensus document provides a standardized step-by-step approach for the invasive physiologic assessment of patients with symptomatic non-obstructive coronary artery disease to identify the underlying mechanism and guide targeted therapy.
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First guideline for symptomatic NOCAD; standardizes physiologic assessment and directs both practice and future trials.
Widmer et al. (2019) conducted a review in Symptomatic non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD). Physiologic assessment of coronary arteries was evaluated. A comprehensive physiologic assessment of the coronary arteries, including coronary flow reserve and endothelial function testing, is recommended to evaluate patients with symptomatic NOCAD.
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