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Can you describe the relationship between CAS, CMVD and Endothelial Dysfunction?

Myocardial ischaemia has been traditionally perceived as the consequence of atherosclerotic obstructions of the coronary vessels. More recently an overwhelming body of evidence has proven that atherosclerotic obstructions are just one of several mechanisms that can precipitate myocardial ischaemia. CAS, CMVD and Endothelial Dysfunction are included among the mechanisms that, in isolated fashion or in combination, may cause myocardial ischaemia

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Prevalence and correlates of coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: PROMIS-HFpEF

Sanjiv J Shah, Carolyn S P Lam, Sara Svedlund, Antti Saraste, Camilla Hage, Ru-San Tan, Lauren Beussink-Nelson, Ulrika Ljung Faxen, Maria Lagerstrom Fermer, Malin A Broberg, Li-Ming Gan, Lars H
Lay Summary – How common is Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction and is it associated with a particular type of heart failure.
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/39/37/3439/5077831

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Systemic Microvascular Dysfunction in Microvascular and Vasospastic Angina

Thomas J Ford, Paul Rocchicciolo, Richard Good, Margaret Entegart, Hany Eteiba, Stuart Watkins, Aadil Shaukat, Mitchell Lindsay, Keith Robertson, Stuart Hood, Eric Yii, Novalia Sidik, Adam Harvey, Augusto C Montezano, Elisabeth Beattie, Laura Haddow, Keith G Oldroyd, Rhian M Touyz, Colin Berry.
Lay Summary – Do INOCA conditions affect other areas of the body as well as the heart
http://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/39/46/4086/5079248