title: Etiopathogenesis of microvascular angina: caveats in our knowledge.
abstract: Nearly 50% of subjects of coronary artery disease suffer from coronary microvascular dysfunction. Various etiopathogenetic factors have been proposed by different workers but no hypothesis can explain the genesis of microvascular angina in all patients. We have made an attempt to review the literature to find caveats in our knowledge so that future studies can be better designed.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Mittal Hospital & Research Centre, Pushkar Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305001, India. Electronic address: sarweshwarm@gmail.com.
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Mittal
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D017566:Microvascular Angina / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Angina; Coronary microcirculation; Ischemic heart disease
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