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Criteria for
Chronic Stable Refractory Angina
The criteria for
chronic stable refractory angina
were defined by Mannheimer and
colleagues in 2002 as "a chronic
condition characterized by the
presence of angina caused by
coronary insufficiency in the
presence of coronary artery disease
which cannot be controlled by a
combination of medical therapy,
angioplasty and coronary bypass
surgery. The presence of reversible
myocardial ischemia should be
clinically established to be the
cause of the symptoms. Chronic is
defined as a duration of more than 3
months.
Related
Criteria
References:
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Mannheimer C, Camici P,
Chester MR, Collins A,
DeJongste M, Eliasson T,
Follath F, Hellemans I,
Herlitz J, Lüscher T,
Pasic M, Thelle D. The
problem of chronic
refractory angina;
report from the ESC
Joint Study Group on the
Treatment of Refractory
Angina. Eur Heart J.
2002 Mar;23(5):355-70.
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