Coronary Artery and Myocardium: Current Concepts in CAD Pathophysiology and Guidelines-Coronary Artery and Myocardium: Current Concepts in CAD Pathophysiology and Guidelines

Coronary Artery and Myocardium: Current Concepts in CAD Pathophysiology and Guidelines

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Video Summary

The speaker introduces coronary disease assessment and explains how to organize diagnostic sessions for future writers. They outline the importance of coronary evaluation for patient risk, noting its major role in medical, legal, and hospital services. The talk compares anatomical testing, such as coronary CT and x-ray angiography, with functional testing like stress echo, CMR, PET, FFR, and CFR. They describe ESC risk categories and a stepwise approach: estimate pre-test probability, then choose additional noninvasive testing, and finally proceed to invasive angiography when needed. The overall goal is identifying ischemia and communicating risk to patients.

Keywords

coronary disease assessment

diagnostic testing

ischemia evaluation

noninvasive imaging

invasive angiography