37 yr old normotensive, euglycemic female patient was referred for acute inferior wall MI with recurrent angina status post treatment with streptokinase. Her physical examination at the time of ...

For decades, the coronary angiogram has been considered the gold standard for detecting blocked arteries that cause a heart attack. When patients are told their angiogram is “normal”, it often brings ...

Did this woman’s additional bouts of pain warrant emergent repeat of previously negative angiography? Ms. P, a 54-year-old African American with a known history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Yet another study, this one investigating the VA healthcare system in the US, has found wide variations between hospitals in terms of how many of the angiograms they perform turn up ...

65 years old male with medical history of hypertension and dyslipidemia. refers chest pain with moderate efforts within last 2 months, EKG was normal, LVEF was normal, SPECT shows reversible perfusion ...

TORONTO, ON — New data from Ontario show that almost 42% of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent a diagnostic angiogram within a 17-hospital network were found to have ...

For decades, a clean coronary angiogram has been considered reassuring, almost synonymous with a healthy heart. But cardiologists are now warning that this assumption can be dangerously misleading. A ...