Abdurhman Alkhathami
MBBS, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
UNMASKING ISCHEMIA: PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION AND VASOSPASM IN NON-OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Author(s): Atef Eid Madkour Elsayed*, Ghadah Faleh Salem Alharbi, Ibrahim Mousa M. Al Saif, Abdurhman Alkhathami, Dima Idris Al-Sahabi, Khadijah Mohammed Mohammed Masrahi, Maysoon saud alharthy, Bandar Hamdan Aljohani, Ahmed Mohammed Rabia Aziabi, Saeed Gharm Allah Ali Al- Ghamdi, Faisal Mohammed saed Alzahrani, Abdullah awwadh Alrashidi and Naif Ali Ghalib Almutairi
Background: Ischemic heart disease remains a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. A significant proportion of patients presenting with chest pain undergo coronary angiography that reveals no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Despite the absence of obstructive lesions, these patients often experience myocardial ischemia, which can be attributed to coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) or coronary vasospasm. However, the true prevalence of CMD and coronary vasospasm among this population remains unclear. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to assess the prevalence of CMD and coronary vasospasm in patients with non-obstructive CAD. PubMed and Scopus were systematically searched from inception until August 2024. Studies were included if they assessed patients with suspected CAD who had undergone diagnostic testing .. Read More»