Ford, T. J. , Corcoran, D. and Berry, C. (2018) Stable coronary syndromes: pathophysiology, diagnostic advances and therapeutic need. Heart, 104(4), pp. 284-292. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311446) (PMID:29030424) (PMCID:PMC5861393)
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Abstract
The diagnostic management of patients with angina pectoris typically centres on the detection of obstructive epicardial CAD, which aligns with evidence-based treatment options that include medical therapy and myocardial revascularisation. This clinical paradigm fails to account for the considerable proportion (approximately one-third) of patients with angina in whom obstructive CAD is excluded. This common scenario presents a diagnostic conundrum whereby angina occurs but there is no obstructive CAD (ischaemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease—INOCA). We review new insights into the pathophysiology of angina whereby myocardial ischaemia results from a deficient supply of oxygenated blood to the myocardium, due to various combinations of focal or diffuse epicardial disease (macrovascular), microvascular dysfunction or both. Macrovascular disease may be due to the presence of obstructive CAD secondary to atherosclerosis, or may be dynamic due to a functional disorder (eg, coronary artery spasm, myocardial bridging). Pathophysiology of coronary microvascular disease may involve anatomical abnormalities resulting in increased coronary resistance, or functional abnormalities resulting in abnormal vasomotor tone. We consider novel clinical diagnostic techniques enabling new insights into the causes of angina and appraise the need for improved therapeutic options for patients with INOCA. We conclude that the taxonomy of stable CAD could improve to better reflect the heterogeneous pathophysiology of the coronary circulation. We propose the term ‘stable coronary syndromes’ (SCS), which aligns with the well-established terminology for ‘acute coronary syndromes’. SCS subtends a clinically relevant classification that more fully encompasses the different diseases of the epicardial and microvascular coronary circulation.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Berry, Professor Colin and Corcoran, Dr David and Ford, Thomas |
| Authors: | Ford, T. J., Corcoran, D., and Berry, C. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
| Journal Name: | Heart |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1355-6037 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1468-201X |
| Published Online: | 13 October 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Heart 104(4): 284-292 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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