ATLANTA -- For people with stable coronary artery disease and refractory angina, a coronary sinus reducer (CSR) implant showed a symptom alleviation benefit in the small placebo-controlled ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A coronary sinus reducer reduced the frequency of angina events for patients with significant CAD. However, the ...

A recent state-of-the-art review overlooks a “safe and effective” therapy for patients with stable angina and no good treatment options, according to several cardiologists. The coronary sinus reducer ...

A device that narrows the coronary sinus can reduce angina symptoms and improve quality of life in patients with refractory angina who are not candidates for revascularization, according to phase II ...

ATLANTA, GA — Despite failing to increase perfusion as hypothesized, a coronary sinus reducer (CSR) in a sham-controlled randomized trial meaningfully reduced angina and improved quality of life in ...

Angina is pain or constricting discomfort that typically occurs in the front of the chest (but may radiate to the neck, shoulders, jaw or arms). It is brought on by physical exertion or emotional ...

The coronary sinus is a collection of smaller veins that merge together to form the sinus (or large vessel), which is located along the heart’s posterior (rear) surface between the left ventricle and ...

We thank Professor Mohl and colleagues for raising the concept of 'embryonic recall' as an alternative link between coronary sinus activation and cardiac regeneration. 1 This well-written viewpoint ...

Cardiac physiologic pacing, also known as cardiac resynchronization therapy, is indicated in patients with heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 50% or less, and either a ...

Paz and colleagues' findings, however, indicate improvements in myocardial ischemia after permanently reducing coronary venous outflow with a CSRS introduced into the silent zone of the great cardiac ...

Evidence-based recommendations on coronary sinus narrowing device implantation for refractory angina in adults. This involves putting a device into the coronary sinus to narrow it with the aim of ...