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Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

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Stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The defining pathobiology of SIHD is an imbalance between the metabolic demands of the myocardium and its oxygen supply. This most often results from coronary artery disease (CAD). SIHD classically manifests symptomatically as angina, but clinical presentation can vary greatly among patients (See Chap. 24). Treatment is focused on both reduction in ischemic events and relief of symptoms.

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Abbreviations

ACS:

Acute Coronary Syndrome

BNP:

Brain Natriuretic Peptide

CAD:

Coronary Artery Disease

CBC:

Complete Blood Count

CCTA:

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography

CMP:

Complete Metabolic Profile

ECG:

Electrocardiogram

MI:

Myocardial Infarction

MRI:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

PCI:

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

PET:

Positron Emission Tomography

SIHD:

Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

SPECT:

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

UA:

Unstable Angina

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    Daniel H. Katz & Michael C. Gavin

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  3. Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Geoffrey Southmayd

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Katz, D.H., Gavin, M.C. (2020). Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. In: Wells, B., Quintero, P., Southmayd, G. (eds) Handbook of Inpatient Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47868-1_2

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