Comprehensive COROnary PHYSiology Assessment in Patients With Angina With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries - CZECH Republic (CoroPhys-CZECH)

Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While cardiologists have been focused on discrete, visible stenoses of coronary arteries, there is increasing awareness of the importance of microcirculation and vasospastic disorders in causing angina. The microvascular bed is composed of vessels smaller than 400 microns in diameter. Their network is significantly larger than that of the epicardial vessels and serves essential functions, including regulating myocardial blood flow and cellular metabolism. Angina pectoris, a most frequent symptom of CAD or myocardial ischemia, was assumed to be caused by significant stenosis of the epicardial coronary artery. However, it was found that in over 50% of cases, there was no obstructive CAD, which is described as angina with no obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) or ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA), according to the clinical setting.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adults of both sexes older than 18 years

• Angina symptoms or angina equivalent

• Referred to cath lab for evaluation of CAD

• Invasive physiology testing performed (microcirculation testing +/- vasospasm testing)

Contact Information
Primary
Petr Kala, M.D., Ph.D.
petr.kala@fnmotol.cz
+420702024181
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-04-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2030-01-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 1000
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brno University Hospital, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic, Nemocnice AGEL Trinec-Podlesi a.s.
Leads: University Hospital, Motol

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