Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38828445›Full record

ArticleAmerican heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice2024

The role of cardiac PET in diagnosis and prognosis of patients with ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA).

Mouaz H Al-Mallah, Malek Nayfeh, Mahmoud Alrifai

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Diagnosis of multivessel coronary artery disease usingJapanese journal of radiology · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Coronary microvascular dysfunction: a narrative review.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2026
    Review
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mouaz H Al-MallahHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Malek NayfehHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Mahmoud AlrifaiHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chest pain, a common symptom in cardiovascular care, often leads to the investigation of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). However, many patients experience chest pain without obstructive CAD, termed INOCA (Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries) or CMD (Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction). INOCA can be attributed to endothelial dysfunction, vascular smooth muscle dysfunction, or both, affecting about 20-30 % of patients with nonobstructive CAD. The diagnostic approach for INOCA includes both invasive and non-invasive methods, with cardiac PET (Positron Emission Tomography) playing a significant role in risk stratification and management. PET evaluates various parameters like myocardial blood flow under stress and rest, myocardial flow reserve, and myocardial ischemia. Such comprehensive assessment is essential in accurately diagnosing and managing INOCA, considering the complexity of this condition.

Indexed as

Cardiac PETCoronary microvascular dysfunctionIschemiaIschemia with no obstructive coronary arteries

Identifiers

PMID38828445
PMCPMC11141139

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.