The importance of anginal symptoms' characteristics for the prediction of coronary artery disease in a cohort of stable patients in the modern era.

CONCLUSION: In a contemporary cohort of patients referred for coronary angiography for stable CAD, the presence of typical angina symptoms was the most important independent predictor of obstructive CAD. The relation of atypical symptoms with lower CAD prevalence compared to non-anginal chest pain or absence of significant symptoms probably reflects different management and referral strategies in these groups of patients. PMID: 29890282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Hellenic Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Hellenic J Cardiol Source Type: research