Over one-fifth of stable CAD outpatients in primary care experience monthly angina, highlighting the need for proactive symptom assessment using validated tools.
Among stable outpatients with CAD receiving primary care through an integrated primary care network, 21.2% of surveyed patients reported experiencing angina at least once monthly. Several objective demographic and clinical characteristics were associated with angina frequency. Proactive assessment of angina symptoms using validated assessment tools and estimation of patients at higher risk of suboptimally controlled angina may be associated with reduced morbidity.
Blumenthal et al. (Mon,) studied this question.