Over the last three decades a large body of research has investigated the link between emotional distress and myocardial ischaemia; mental stress-induced myocardial ischaemia (MSIMI) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. Recent studies on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has show that they may reduce the mental stress-induced haemodynamic response, […]
Tag: ischaemia
Noninvasive testing underused prior to PCI
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend that in patients with stable angina, noninvasive testing is used to prove mild or moderate ischaemia prior to performing PCI. […]