🫀 Coronary microvascular dysfunction is no longer a "hidden" diagnosis.
The new FLOW-CMD Registry published in The Lancet demonstrates that coronary microvascular dysfunction frequently coexists with obstructive coronary artery disease and significantly increases adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
Patients with CMD had:
⚠️ Higher cardiac death
⚠️ More repeat revascularization
⚠️ Increased heart failure hospitalization risk
This study reminds us that ischemic heart disease is more than epicardial stenosis alone. Coronary physiology — CFR, IMR, and FFR — may reshape future risk stratification and management.
🎙️ Featured on Dr RR Baliga's Podkast for the Kurious Doc: Where Curiosity Meets Clarity!
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