F Andreotti

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi [Pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease in women]
    Felicita Andreotti
    Dipartimento di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Roma
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 13:396-400. 2012
  2. ncbi Homocysteine and arterial occlusive disease: a concise review
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma
    Cardiologia 44:341-5. 1999
  3. ncbi Sex, survival bias, and mortality following acute myocardial infarction
    Felicita Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico A Gemelli Largo A Gemelli, 8 00168 Roma
    Ital Heart J 4:508-10. 2003
  4. ncbi [Body mass index and cardiovascular events: the "obesity paradox"]
    Felicita Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Roma
    Recenti Prog Med 100:447-50. 2009
  5. ncbi Update on phase II studies of erythropoietin in acute myocardial infarction. Rationale and design of Exogenous erythroPoietin in Acute Myocardial Infarction: New Outlook aNd Dose Association Study (EPAMINONDAS)
    Felicita Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, A Gemelli University Hospital, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 28:489-95. 2009
  6. ncbi Potentiation of fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction: expanding the role of ACE-inhibitors
    Felicita Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    Thromb Haemost 88:176-8. 2002
  7. ncbi Contrast-induced nephropathy and mortality: possible crucial role of asymmetric dimethylarginine
    Felicita Andreotti
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:1043. 2007
  8. ncbi Acute coronary syndromes in women: pathophysiology and therapeutic options
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168 Roma
    Cardiologia 44:511-4. 1999
  9. ncbi Circadianicity of hemostatic function and coronary vasomotion
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168 Roma
    Cardiologia 44:245-9. 1999
  10. ncbi Women and coronary disease
    Felicita Andreotti
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
    Heart 94:108-16. 2008

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Publications65

  1. ncbi [Pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease in women]
    Felicita Andreotti
    Dipartimento di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Roma
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 13:396-400. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi Homocysteine and arterial occlusive disease: a concise review
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma
    Cardiologia 44:341-5. 1999
    ..Family studies may also provide evidence of causality if genetic causes of hyperhomocysteinemia are found to segregate with disease...
  3. ncbi Sex, survival bias, and mortality following acute myocardial infarction
    Felicita Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico A Gemelli Largo A Gemelli, 8 00168 Roma
    Ital Heart J 4:508-10. 2003
    ..Taken together, the above findings suggest that, following acute MI, significant gender differences lie not so much in overall mortality, but in the timing and mechanisms of death...
  4. ncbi [Body mass index and cardiovascular events: the "obesity paradox"]
    Felicita Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Roma
    Recenti Prog Med 100:447-50. 2009
    ....
  5. ncbi Update on phase II studies of erythropoietin in acute myocardial infarction. Rationale and design of Exogenous erythroPoietin in Acute Myocardial Infarction: New Outlook aNd Dose Association Study (EPAMINONDAS)
    Felicita Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, A Gemelli University Hospital, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 28:489-95. 2009
    ..The results of current phase II studies will help define the safety/efficacy profile of Epo for patients with STEMI...
  6. ncbi Potentiation of fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction: expanding the role of ACE-inhibitors
    Felicita Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    Thromb Haemost 88:176-8. 2002
  7. ncbi Contrast-induced nephropathy and mortality: possible crucial role of asymmetric dimethylarginine
    Felicita Andreotti
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:1043. 2007
  8. ncbi Acute coronary syndromes in women: pathophysiology and therapeutic options
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168 Roma
    Cardiologia 44:511-4. 1999
    ..Moreover, revascularization procedures and several anti-ischemic drugs appear underutilized in women...
  9. ncbi Circadianicity of hemostatic function and coronary vasomotion
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168 Roma
    Cardiologia 44:245-9. 1999
    ....
  10. ncbi Women and coronary disease
    Felicita Andreotti
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
    Heart 94:108-16. 2008
  11. ncbi [Recent advances in atherothrombotic diseases]
    Felicita Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma
    Recenti Prog Med 97:183-8. 2006
    ..Acquired thrombophilias that should be searched for include the antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, and myeloproliferative disorders...
  12. ncbi The strengths and frailties of women with cardiovascular disease
    Felicita Andreotti
    , 8 00168 Roma, Italy
    Ital Heart J 4:361-2. 2003
  13. ncbi Aspirin plus warfarin compared to aspirin alone after acute coronary syndromes: an updated and comprehensive meta-analysis of 25,307 patients
    Felicita Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Largo F Vito, 00168, Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 27:519-26. 2006
    ..We conducted a specific meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing aspirin plus warfarin (A+W) with aspirin alone in such patients...
  14. ncbi Inflammatory gene polymorphisms and ischaemic heart disease: review of population association studies
    F Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Heart 87:107-12. 2002
    ..Although they are very preliminary and partly conflicting, the data provide some evidence that alterations in the genetics of the inflammatory system may modify the risk of ischaemic heart disease...
  15. ncbi Atherothrombotic disorders: new insights from hematology
    Felicita Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
    Circulation 111:1855-63. 2005
  16. ncbi Comparison of insulin response to intravenous glucose in healed myocardial infarction, in "cooled-off" unstable and stable angina pectoris, and in healthy subjects
    F Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Am J Cardiol 84:870-5. 1999
    ....
  17. ncbi Homocysteine and risk of cardiovascular disease
    F Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 9:13-21. 2000
    ..However, irrefutable proof that hyperhomocysteinemia actually causes atherothrombosis will come only if interventions to lower plasma tHcy will produce concomitant reductions in cardiovascular events...
  18. ncbi Coronary artero-venous gradient of endogenous urokinase
    F Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Thromb Res 103:S29-34. 2001
    ..These data identify an artero-venous gradient in human plasma u-PA across the coronary and peripheral beds, but not across the lungs, suggesting differences in u-PA kinetics according to vascular location...
  19. ncbi Preinfarction angina and improved reperfusion of the infarct-related artery
    F Andreotti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Thromb Haemost 82:68-72. 1999
    ..Understanding the mechanisms responsible for earlier and enhanced coronary recanalization in patients with preinfarction angina may open the way to new reperfusion strategies...
  20. ncbi Low-grade exercise enhances platelet aggregability in patients with obstructive coronary disease independently of myocardial ischemia
    F Andreotti
    Istituto di Cardiologia and Centro Ricerche Fisiopatologia dell Emostasi, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
    Am J Cardiol 87:16-20. 2001
    ..The effect is independent of myocardial ischemia, occurs despite aspirin, and is likely dependent on hemodynamic factors interacting with coronary obstructions or dysfunctional endothelium...
  21. ncbi Increased prevalence of the G20210A prothrombin gene variant in acute coronary syndromes without metabolic or acquired risk factors or with limited extent of disease
    F Burzotta
    Department of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 23:26-30. 2002
    ....
  22. ncbi G20210A prothrombin gene polymorphism and coronary ischaemic syndromes: a phenotype-specific meta-analysis of 12 034 subjects
    F Burzotta
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Heart 90:82-6. 2004
    ..To investigate the possible link between the G20210A prothrombin gene variant and different forms of ischaemic heart disease...
  23. ncbi Ticlopidine and aspirin fail to suppress the increased platelet aggregability that follows percutaneous coronary interventions
    D Fischetti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 10:265-9. 2000
    ..03). Ticlopidine and aspirin reduce whole-blood platelet aggregability compared with aspirin alone but fail to suppress the increased aggregability that occurs 24 hours after PTCA...
  24. ncbi Markedly reduced insulin-like growth factor-1 in the acute phase of myocardial infarction
    E Conti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Am Coll Cardiol 38:26-32. 2001
    ..We investigated whether insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is reduced in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and whether such a decrease might influence prognosis...
  25. ncbi The C807T/G873A polymorphism in the platelet glycoprotein Ia gene and the risk of acute coronary syndrome in the Italian population
    I Casorelli
    Department of Haematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Br J Haematol 114:150-4. 2001
    ..We conclude that the GP Ia 807 TT (873 AA) genotype is associated with an increased risk of acute coronary syndrome in the Italian population; conversely, the GP Ia 807 CC (873 GG) genotype seems to represent a protective factor...
  26. ncbi Platelet aggregability in cardiac syndrome X
    G A Lanza
    Istituto di Cardiologia, , Roma, Italy
    Eur Heart J 22:1924-30. 2001
    ..In contrast to patients with coronary disease, however, platelet aggregability was reduced by exercise. This response was prevented by theophylline, strongly suggesting the involvement of adenosine...
  27. ncbi Vascular and haemostatic gene polymorphisms associated with non-fatal myocardial infarction: a critical review
    A Manzoli
    Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Campus Bio Medico, Rome, Italy
    Ital Heart J 1:184-93. 2000
    ....
  28. ncbi Reversible left anterior descending artery spasm, prolonged cardiac arrest and left main thrombosis during a PTCA attempt of the circumflex artery
    C Trani
    Cardiology, Catholic University, L go A Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    J Invasive Cardiol 12:151-4. 2000
    ..While attempting to stent the left main, the thrombus was mechanically dislodged, leaving the epicardial coronary tree free, with a good flow...
  29. ncbi Ximelagatran/melagatran against conventional anticoagulation: a meta-analysis based on 22,639 patients
    L Testa
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Largo F Vito 1 00168 Rome, Italy
    Int J Cardiol 122:117-24. 2007
    ....
  30. ncbi Relation of the -174 G/C polymorphism of interleukin-6 to interleukin-6 plasma levels and to length of hospitalization after surgical coronary revascularization
    F Burzotta
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Am J Cardiol 88:1125-8. 2001
    ..16). The IL-6-174 GG genotype is associated with higher acute phase levels of IL-6 and with longer stays in the hospital and in the intensive care unit than C allele carriership after surgical coronary revascularization...
  31. ncbi Early vs. delayed invasive strategy in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation: a meta-analysis of randomized studies
    E P Navarese
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome
    QJM 104:193-200. 2011
    ..76 (0.55-1.04), P = 0.08]. The present meta-analysis shows that for NSTE-ACS patients a routine early invasive strategy does not significantly improve survival nor reduce MI and revascularization rates as compared with a delayed approach...
  32. ncbi Effect of pravastatin on endothelial function and endothelial progenitor cells in healthy postmenopausal women
    G Paradisi
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 39:153-9. 2012
    ....
  33. ncbi [Inflammatory and fibrinolytic activation after coronary artery bypass with extracorporeal circulation]
    Mario Gaudino
    Dipartimento di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico A Gemelli Largo A, Gemelli, Roma
    Ital Heart J Suppl 3:646-51. 2002
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the course of the main inflammatory and fibrinolytic markers in patients undergoing primary elective coronary artery bypass graft with extracorporeal circulation...
  34. ncbi Unraveling Reaven's syndrome X: serum insulin-like growth factor-I and cardiovascular disease
    Elena Conti
    Circulation 107:e190-2; author reply e190-2. 2003
  35. ncbi Inflammation, genetics, and ischemic heart disease: focus on the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes
    Italo Porto
    Catholic University Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rome, Italy
    Cytokine 29:187-96. 2005
    ..e., frozen blocks of alleles travelling together through generations...
  36. ncbi Preoteomics, metabolomics and progenitor cells in acute coronary syndromes
    Richard C Becker
    Duke University Medical Center, USA
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 22:85-8. 2006
  37. ncbi Mobilization of bone marrow-derived stem cells after myocardial infarction and left ventricular function
    Antonio Maria Leone
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 26:1196-204. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to assess spontaneous mobilization of BMSC expressing the haematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cell-associated antigen CD34+ after AMI and its relation to post-infarction remodelling...
  38. ncbi Insulin-like growth factor-1 as a vascular protective factor
    Elena Conti
    Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Medical School, Via Todi 60, 00181 Rome, Italy
    Circulation 110:2260-5. 2004
  39. ncbi G20210A prothrombin gene variant and clinical outcome in patients with a first acute coronary syndrome
    Francesco Burzotta
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Haematologica 89:1134-8. 2004
    ..The prognostic value of the G20210A prothrombin gene polymorphism in patients with a first acute coronary syndrome has not been previously assessed. We conducted a prospective study to investigate this issue...
  40. ncbi Pregnancy-associated plasma protein a as predictor of outcome in patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes
    Elena Conti
    Circulation 109:e211-2; author reply e211-2. 2004
  41. ncbi 4G/5G PAI-1 promoter polymorphism and acute-phase levels of PAI-1 following coronary bypass surgery: a prospective study
    Francesco Burzotta
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 16:149-54. 2003
    ..We hypothesized it might also influence the acute-phase levels of PAI-1 following coronary bypass surgery...
  42. ncbi Adjusted indirect meta-analysis of aspirin plus warfarin at international normalized ratios 2 to 3 versus aspirin plus clopidogrel after acute coronary syndromes
    Luca Testa
    Institute of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom, and Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, Italy
    Am J Cardiol 99:1637-42. 2007
    ..Allocating 100 patients to A+W (at international normalized ratio 2 to 3) with respect to A+C could prevent 17 thromboembolic strokes while causing 3 major bleeds...
  43. ncbi Heart-kidney interactions in ischemic syndromes
    Felicita Andreotti
    Circulation 109:e31-2; author reply e31-2. 2004
  44. ncbi Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and acute coronary syndromes: cause or consequence?
    Elena Conti
    J Am Coll Cardiol 46:1583-4; author reply 1584-5. 2005
  45. ncbi IgA anticardiolipin antibody is associated with the extent of daily-life ischaemia in patients with chronic coronary artery disease
    Ignatios Ikonomidis
    2nd Cardiology Department, Attikon Hospital, University of Athens, Perikleous 19, N Chalkidona, Athens, 14343, Greece
    Heart 93:1412-3. 2007
    ..We investigated whether aCL are related to platelet activation, thrombin generation and daily-life ischaemia in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD)...
  46. ncbi Preoperative C-reactive protein level and outcome following coronary surgery
    Mario Gaudino
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 22:521-6. 2002
    ..It has been suggested that a preoperative level of C-reactive protein (CRP)>5mg/l is predictive of postoperative complications in cardiac surgery patients...
  47. ncbi Expanding the role of coagulation in arterial thrombosis: evidence from animal models using a new factor Xa inhibitor
    Felicita Andreotti
    Thromb Haemost 99:651-2. 2008
  48. ncbi Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
    Adam Torbicki
    Department of Chest Medicine, Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland
    Eur Heart J 29:2276-315. 2008
    ..With the exception of severe air and fat embolism, the haemodynamic consequences of non-thrombotic emboli are usually mild. Treatment is mostly supportive but may differ according to the type of embolic material and clinical severity...
  49. ncbi Genetic control of postoperative systemic inflammatory reaction and pulmonary and renal complications after coronary artery surgery
    Mario Gaudino
    Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126:1107-12. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: The interleukin 6 -174 G/C polymorphism modulates postoperative interleukin 6 levels and is associated with the degree of postoperative renal and pulmonary dysfunction and in-hospital stay after coronary surgery...
  50. ncbi Scintigraphic results in asymptomatic myocardial infarction patients with exercise-induced ST segment elevation
    Gaetano Antonio Lanza
    Istituto di Cardiologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico A Gemelli Largo A Gemelli, 8, 00168 Roma
    Ital Heart J 3:330-4. 2002
    ..This study was specifically aimed at investigating the clinical meaning of isolated exercise-induced ST segment elevation in asymptomatic patients with a recent acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
  51. ncbi Normothermia does not improve postoperative hemostasis nor does it reduce inflammatory activation in patients undergoing primary isolated coronary artery bypass
    Mario Gaudino
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 123:1092-100. 2002
    ..Despite its common acceptance in clinical practice, the effective benefits of normothermic systemic perfusion during coronary artery bypass operations are far from established...
  52. ncbi Reduced levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 in patients with angina pectoris, positive exercise stress test, and angiographically normal epicardial coronary arteries
    Elena Conti
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Am J Cardiol 89:973-5. 2002
  53. ncbi Letter by Andreotti et al regarding article, "Hemoglobin level, chronic kidney disease, and the risks of death and hospitalization in adults with chronic heart failure: the Anemia in Chronic Heart Failure: Outcomes and Resource Utilization (ANCHOR) s
    Felicita Andreotti
    Circulation 115:e313; author reply e314. 2007
  54. ncbi Relation between nitric oxide metabolites and haemoglobin concentrations in patients with ischaemic heart disease
    Felicita Andreotti
    Heart 93:255-7. 2007
  55. ncbi Favorable cardiac risk among elderly breast carcinoma survivors
    Elena Conti
    Cancer 100:878-9; author reply 879. 2004
  56. ncbi Prothrombotic response to coronary angioplasty in patients with unstable angina and raised C-reactive protein
    Alessandro Sciahbasi
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Thromb Thrombolysis 14:131-8. 2002
    ..The rise in vWF is associated with that in CRP and with enhanced platelet reactivity. Such changes may contribute to the worse prognosis of unstable patients with raised indices of inflammation...
  57. ncbi Increased platelet reactivity due to platelet receptor polymorphisms? Not in the real world
    Italo Porto
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23:1703-4; author reply 1703-4. 2003
  58. ncbi Rate-control vs. rhythm-control in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis
    Luca Testa
    Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 26:2000-6. 2005
    ....
  59. ncbi Cigarette smoking is associated with increased circulating proinflammatory and procoagulant markers in patients with chronic coronary artery disease: effects of aspirin treatment
    Ignatios Ikonomidis
    Imperial College School of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiology Department, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    Am Heart J 149:832-9. 2005
    ....
  60. ncbi Pregnancy associated plasma protein-A and coronary atherosclerosis: marker, friend, or foe?
    Filippo Crea
    Eur Heart J 26:2075-6. 2005
  61. ncbi The -174G/C interleukin-6 polymorphism influences postoperative interleukin-6 levels and postoperative atrial fibrillation. Is atrial fibrillation an inflammatory complication?
    Mario Gaudino
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anaesthesiology, and Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    Circulation 108:II195-9. 2003
    ..These data suggest an inflammatory component of postoperative atrial arrhythmias and a genetic predisposition to this complication...
  62. ncbi IGF-1 and macrovascular complications of diabetes: alternative interpretations of recently published data
    Elena Conti
    Diabetes Care 26:1653-4; author reply 1654-5. 2003
  63. ncbi [Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: executive summary]
    Kim Fox
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 7:535-83. 2006
  64. ncbi Relation between platelet response to exercise and coronary angiographic findings in patients with effort angina
    Gaetano Antonio Lanza
    Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
    Circulation 107:1378-82. 2003
    ..In this study, we prospectively investigated whether the platelet response to exercise might help distinguish, among patients with angina, those with obstructive CAD from those with normal coronary arteries (NCAs)...
  65. ncbi Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: executive summary: The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology
    Kim Fox
    Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
    Eur Heart J 27:1341-81. 2006