OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of coronary revascularisation on the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with chronic stable angina compared with data from "community" norms four years following revascularisation. DESIGN Prospective survey and review of medical records. SETTING Seven of the eight public Swedish heart centres that performed coronary artery interventions. SUBJ...

O ur understanding of chronic stable angina is gradually expanding, and two theories have developed in recent years. First, in patients with chronic stable angina, residual coronary flow reserve can be modulated to an important extent by dynamic changes in the caliber of pliable coronary artery stenoses with preserved muscular media.' This theory, coupled with the evidence of the remarkable eff...

488 P&T® • September 2007 • Vol. 32 No. 9 INTRODUCTION Angina pectoris (chest pain) is a clinical syndrome characterized by discomfort in the chest, jaw, shoulder, back, or arm. It occurs when the myocardial demand for oxygen (MVO2) exceeds the oxygen supply, leading to myocardial ische mia. Typically, angina is the result of coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (...