PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL FEATURES AND TREATMENT OF MICROVASCULAR ANGINA: A REVIEW

Abstract

Microvascular angina is a non-obstructive coronary syndrome which presents itself as anginal chest pain with different features compared to other causes of angina pectoris. Although, it occurs through a similar mechanism with the better-understood variant (prinzmetal) angina, unlike the former, microvascular angina affects the subendocardial thin, therefore less compliant vessels. It is essential for every medical practitioner to recognize a patient with microvascular angina, as the disease has some characteristic presentations, does not respond well to the classical treatments for angina pectoris, and eventually may result in serious complications later.

Keywords

• Microvascular angina
• coronary syndrome
• angina pectoris

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