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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Beyond the Obstructive Paradigm: Unveiling the Complex Landscape of Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease.

Andreea Tudurachi, Larisa Anghel, Bogdan-Sorin Tudurachi, Alexandra Zăvoi, Alexandr Ceasovschih, Radu Andy Sascău, Cristian Stătescu

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Covert macrovascular disease and early outcome after ischemic cerebrovascular events.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026
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  3. Gender disparities in coronary artery disease: a review of factors influencing clinical outcomes.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2025
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Andreea TudurachiCardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu", 700503 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0009-0003-6775-0287
Larisa AnghelCardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu", 700503 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7925-3806
Bogdan-Sorin TudurachiCardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu", 700503 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7687-8624
Alexandra ZăvoiCardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu", 700503 Iași, Romania.
Alexandr CeasovschihInternal Medicine Department, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0043-9051
Radu Andy SascăuCardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu", 700503 Iași, Romania.
Cristian StătescuCardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu", 700503 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6439-4561

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditionally focused on obstructive atherosclerosis, contemporary research indicates that up to 70% of patients undergoing coronary angiography for angina and ischemic symptoms do not exhibit significant stenoses. Nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) has emerged as a prevalent phenotype among these patients. This review emphasizes the emerging understanding that nonobstructive coronary artery disease, encompassing conditions such as ANOCA (Angina with No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease), INOCA (Ischemia with No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease), and MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with No Obstructive Coronary Arteries), represents the most prevalent phenotype in cardiac patients. It delves into the complex pathophysiology underlying these conditions, focusing on microvascular dysfunction and coronary vasoreactivity, which contribute to myocardial ischemia despite the absence of significant coronary obstructions. Additionally, the review critically examines the limitations of current treatments which primarily target obstructive lesions and underscores the necessity for tailored therapies that address the specific microvascular and immunoinflammatory pathways involved in nonobstructive CAD. The main focus of this review is to advocate for a shift in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to better identify and manage this widely prevalent yet under-recognized subset of CAD.

Indexed as

ANOCAimmunoinflammatory pathwaysINOCAmicrovascular dysfunctionmultimodal imagingnonobstructive coronary artery disease

Identifiers

PMID39200755
PMCPMC11354865

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