TY  - JOUR
T1  - EValuating patients with persistent chest pain and no obstructive coronary artery disease
AU  - Beltrame JF, Ganz P
Y1  - 2009/08/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1096
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 622
EP  - 624
VL  - 302
IS  - 6
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Phan and colleagues1 summarized the evaluation and management of patients with persistent chest pain and no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). This review did not include the coronary slow flow phenomenon, although the first patient described in the article exhibited many of its characteristics. The importance of properly diagnosing the coronary slow flow phenomenon relates to (1) its prompt identification from routine diagnostic angiography, without the need for additional invasive testing; (2) its well-documented clinical features and prognosis; and (3) potentially effective therapy established in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1096
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1096
ER  -