heartattack 1Patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are just as at risk of angina as those with obstructive CAD, according to new research published today in the European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.Dr. Grodzinsky went on to say that: “non-invasive strategies to reduce angina burden could have a significant impact of their health and quality of life. Angina is a potentially modifiable condition and therefore patient symptoms could be improved, as well as healthcare costs.” With one in four patients (without obstructive CAD) found to report angina in the year following their initial heart attack, the article suggests that angina symptoms should be aggressively managed with the goal of improved outcomes.
This is the first study to focus on the burden of residual angina after an initial heart attack and re-hospitalizations in patients without versus with obstructive coronary artery disease.

Full bibliographic information:
’Angina frequency after acute myocardial infarction in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease’ Anna Grodzinsky, Suzanne V. Arnold, Kensey Gosch, John A. Spertus, JoAnne M. Foody, John Beltrame, Thomas M. Maddox, Sismita Parashar, and Mikhail Kosiborod.
European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcv014

Source: Oxford University Press (OUP)