Coronary Microvascular Function and Cortical Pain Processing in Patients With Silent Positive Exercise Testing and Normal Coronary Arteries

ST-segment depression during exercise stress testing in asymptomatic subjects showing normal coronary arteries is considered a “false-positive” result. Coronary microvascular dysfunction, however, might be a possible cause of ST-segment depression in these cases. We assessed the coronary blood flow...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2012-06, Vol.109 (12), p.1705-1710
Hauptverfasser: Di Franco, Antonino, MD, Lanza, Gaetano A., MD, Di Monaco, Antonio, MD, Sestito, Alfonso, MD, Lamendola, Priscilla, MD, Nerla, Roberto, MD, Tarzia, Pierpaolo, MD, Virdis, Daniela, REEGT, Vollono, Catello, MD, Valeriani, Massimiliano, MD, Crea, Filippo, MD
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Zusammenfassung:ST-segment depression during exercise stress testing in asymptomatic subjects showing normal coronary arteries is considered a “false-positive” result. Coronary microvascular dysfunction, however, might be a possible cause of ST-segment depression in these cases. We assessed the coronary blood flow response to adenosine and to cold pressor test in the left anterior descending artery, using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in 14 asymptomatic subjects with exercise-induced ST-segment depression and normal coronary arteries (group 1), 14 patients with microvascular angina (group 2), and 14 healthy subjects (group 3). Flow-mediated dilation was assessed in the brachial artery. Central pain processing was assessed using cortical laser evoked potentials during chest and right hand stimulation with 3 sequences of painful stimuli. The coronary blood flow response to adenosine was 1.8 ± 0.4, 1.9 ± 0.5, and 3.1 ± 0.9 in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.012