title: International standardization of diagnostic criteria for vasospastic angina.
abstract: The Coronary Vasomotion Disorders International Study Group (COVADIS) was established to develop international standards for the diagnostic criteria of coronary vasomotor disorders. The first symposium held on the 4-5 September 2013 addressed the criteria for vasospastic angina, which included the following (i) nitrate-responsive angina, (ii) transient ischaemic electrocardiogram changes, and (iii) documented coronary artery spasm. Adoption of these diagnostic criteria will improve the clinical diagnosis of this condition and facilitate research in this field.
authors.affiliation: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Beltrame
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crea
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kaski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.|National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sechtem
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimokawa
authors.affiliation: Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd Suite A3206, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: C Noel
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Bairey Merz
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012015:Reference Standards; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Coronary artery disease; Coronary artery spasm; Ischaemic heart disease; Vasospastic angina