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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| FMV_1_2025_1_186667 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), Fondo MarÃa Viñas |
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This prospective single-center interventional study will include women with angina and non-obstructive coronary arteries. Participants will undergo a standardized invasive coronary assessment combining coronary physiology, acetylcholine provocation testing, and optical coherence tomography. The diagnostic protocol will identify functional and morphological mechanisms of angina, including microvascular dysfunction, epicardial vasospasm, microvascular spasm, endothelial dysfunction, functional epicardial disease, combined mechanisms, or normal coronary physiology.
Based on the identified phenotype, participants will receive individualized multidisciplinary treatment, including targeted pharmacological therapy, adapted cardiovascular rehabilitation, and psycho-emotional support when indicated. Clinical follow-up will be performed at 1, 6, and 12 months to assess angina symptoms, quality of life, functional capacity, adherence to treatment, and cardiovascular events.
Angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) is a prevalent and frequently underdiagnosed clinical condition, particularly in women. Although obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease is absent, symptoms may be related to coronary microvascular dysfunction, epicardial or microvascular vasospasm, endothelial dysfunction, non-obstructive atherosclerotic plaque, myocardial bridging, or combined mechanisms. In routine clinical practice, many patients remain without a precise pathophysiological diagnosis after conventional angiography.
This study will evaluate a structured diagnostic and therapeutic pathway for women with ANOCA at a single academic cardiovascular center in Uruguay. Eligible participants will undergo an invasive coronary assessment performed during cardiac catheterization. The protocol will include angiographic confirmation of non-obstructive coronary arteries, invasive coronary physiology assessment, acetylcholine provocation testing for coronary vasomotor disorders, and optical coherence tomography for intracoronary morphological assessment.
The invasive findings will be integrated to classify participants according to their predominant functional and/or morphological phenotype. Potential phenotypes include coronary microvascular dysfunction, epicardial vasospasm, microvascular spasm, endothelial dysfunction, functional epicardial disease, non-obstructive plaque-related abnormalities, combined mechanisms, or normal invasive coronary physiology.
After phenotyping, participants will receive an individualized treatment plan according to the identified mechanism. This may include targeted pharmacological therapy, cardiovascular risk factor optimization, adapted cardiovascular rehabilitation, and structured psycho-emotional support when clinically indicated. The therapeutic strategy will be determined by the treating clinical team according to the study protocol and current evidence-based recommendations.
Participants will be followed for 12 months after the invasive assessment. Follow-up visits will assess angina symptoms, health-related quality of life, functional capacity, treatment adherence, adverse events, and cardiovascular outcomes. The study aims to generate local evidence on the feasibility and clinical utility of a phenotype-guided approach for women with ANOCA and to support the development of a multidisciplinary reference pathway for this condition in Uruguay.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Phenotype-Guided Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy | Experimental | Participants will undergo a standardized invasive coronary assessment to identify functional and morphological mechanisms of angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries. Based on the identified phenotype, participants will receive individualized treatment including targeted pharmacological therapy, adapted cardiovascular rehabilitation, and psycho-emotional support when clinically indicated. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Invasive Coronary Functional and Morphological Assessment | Procedure | Participants will undergo invasive coronary assessment including coronary physiology measurements, acetylcholine provocation testing, and optical coherence tomography to identify functional and morphological mechanisms of angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Angina-Related Health Status Assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7 | Change in Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7 score from baseline to 12-month follow-up after invasive coronary phenotyping and phenotype-guided multidisciplinary treatment. The Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7 is a 7-item patient-reported outcome measure assessing angina-related health status. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better angina-related health status and fewer symptoms. | Baseline to 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Health-Related Quality of Life Assessed by the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level Visual Analog Scale | Change in EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level Visual Analog Scale score from baseline to 12-month follow-up. The EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level Visual Analog Scale is a patient-reported measure of overall health status. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better self-reported health. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Rafael Mila, MD | Contact | +59824871515 | 9 | r1000a@gmail.com |
| Victor Dayan, MD, PhD | Contact | +5989924871515 | 9 | victordayan24@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital de ClÃnicas Dr. Manuel Quintela | Montevideo | Montevideo Department | 11600 | Uruguay |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39306485 | Background | Mila R, Albistur J, Valdez M, Loza G, Torrado J, Bachini J, Murguia S, Acquistapace F, Nobile N, Briano V, Niggemeyer A, Trujillo P, Niell N, Duran A, Alfonso F, Dayan V. "A stratified pathway to stent-free reperfusion: Selecting suitable patients in ST-elevation myocardial infarction". Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2025 Jun;75:90-97. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.09.001. Epub 2024 Sep 14. | |
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The individual participant data sharing plan is currently undecided and will depend on institutional policies, ethics committee requirements, participant consent, and applicable data protection regulations.
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All participants will undergo the same structured diagnostic and therapeutic pathway. The intervention consists of invasive coronary phenotyping followed by individualized treatment according to the functional and/or morphological mechanism identified. There is no randomization and no comparator arm.
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| Pharmacological treatment will be individualized according to the invasive coronary phenotype identified. Treatment may include antianginal therapy, vasodilator therapy, endothelial function-targeted | Drug | Pharmacological treatment will be individualized according to the invasive coronary phenotype identified. Treatment may include antianginal therapy, vasodilator therapy, endothelial function-targeted therapy, cardiovascular risk factor optimization, or revascularization evaluation when clinically indicated. |
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| Baseline to 12 months |
| Change in Functional Capacity | Change in functional capacity assessed by six-minute walk test distance or exercise testing parameters, according to the local study protocol. | Baseline to 12 months |
| Prevalence of Invasive Coronary Functional Phenotypes | Proportion of participants classified as having coronary microvascular dysfunction, epicardial vasospasm, microvascular spasm, endothelial dysfunction, functional epicardial disease, combined mechanisms, or normal invasive coronary physiology. | At index invasive coronary procedure |
| Prevalence of Coronary Morphological Abnormalities Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography | Proportion of participants with non-obstructive atherosclerotic plaque, plaque rupture, plaque erosion, thin-cap fibroatheroma, macrophage accumulation, positive remodeling, myocardial bridging, spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or other optical coherence tomography findings. | At index invasive coronary procedure |
| Change in Perceived Stress Assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale-4 | Change in Perceived Stress Scale-4 score from baseline to 6-month and 12-month follow-up. The Perceived Stress Scale-4 is a 4-item patient-reported measure of perceived stress during the previous month. Total scores range from 0 to 16, with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress and a worse outcome. | Baseline to 6 and 12 months |
| Medication Adherence Assessed by the Modified Morisky-Green-Levine Questionnaire | Medication adherence will be assessed using the modified Morisky-Green-Levine questionnaire at 1, 6, and 12 months. The modified Morisky-Green-Levine questionnaire is a patient-reported measure of medication adherence. Scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating better medication adherence. | 1, 6, and 12 months |
| Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events | Composite of death, myocardial infarction, hospitalization for cardiovascular causes, or coronary revascularization during follow-up. | Baseline to 12 months |
| Adherence to Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Assessed by Session Completion Rate | Adherence to cardiovascular rehabilitation will be assessed at 1, 6, and 12 months as the percentage of prescribed rehabilitation sessions completed. Higher percentages indicate better adherence. Adherence will be defined as completion of at least 75% of prescribed sessions. | During the 12-week cardiovascular rehabilitation program. |
| Adherence to Psycho-Emotional Support Assessed by Session Completion Rate | Adherence to psycho-emotional support will be assessed at 1, 6, and 12 months as the percentage of prescribed sessions completed among participants for whom this intervention is clinically indicated. Higher percentages indicate better adherence. Adherence will be defined as completion of at least 75% of prescribed sessions. | 1, 6, and 12 months |
| Background |
| Albistur S, Torrado J, Niell N, Mila R. Microvascular dysfunction following deferred stenting strategy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2023 Nov 14;7(11):ytad564. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad564. eCollection 2023 Nov. |
| 37113515 | Background | Larsen AI, Saeland C, Vegsundvag J, Skadberg MS, Nilsen J, Butt N, Ushakova A, Valborgland T, Munk PS, Isaksen K. Aerobic high-intensity interval exercise training in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease: feasibility and physiological effects. Eur Heart J Open. 2023 Mar 22;3(2):oead030. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oead030. eCollection 2023 Mar. |
| 36908169 | Background | Hokimoto S, Kaikita K, Yasuda S, Tsujita K, Ishihara M, Matoba T, Matsuzawa Y, Mitsutake Y, Mitani Y, Murohara T, Noda T, Node K, Noguchi T, Suzuki H, Takahashi J, Tanabe Y, Tanaka A, Tanaka N, Teragawa H, Yasu T, Yoshimura M, Asaumi Y, Godo S, Ikenaga H, Imanaka T, Ishibashi K, Ishii M, Ishihara T, Matsuura Y, Miura H, Nakano Y, Ogawa T, Shiroto T, Soejima H, Takagi R, Tanaka A, Tanaka A, Taruya A, Tsuda E, Wakabayashi K, Yokoi K, Minamino T, Nakagawa Y, Sueda S, Shimokawa H, Ogawa H; Japanese Circulation Society and Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics and Japanese College of Cardiology Joint Working Group. JCS/CVIT/JCC 2023 Guideline Focused Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasospastic Angina (Coronary Spastic Angina) and Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction. Circ J. 2023 May 25;87(6):879-936. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-22-0779. Epub 2023 Apr 6. No abstract available. |
| 39210710 | Background | Vrints C, Andreotti F, Koskinas KC, Rossello X, Adamo M, Ainslie J, Banning AP, Budaj A, Buechel RR, Chiariello GA, Chieffo A, Christodorescu RM, Deaton C, Doenst T, Jones HW, Kunadian V, Mehilli J, Milojevic M, Piek JJ, Pugliese F, Rubboli A, Semb AG, Senior R, Ten Berg JM, Van Belle E, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Vidal-Perez R, Winther S; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2024 Sep 29;45(36):3415-3537. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae177. No abstract available. |
| 37704316 | Background | Smilowitz NR, Prasad M, Widmer RJ, Toleva O, Quesada O, Sutton NR, Lerman A, Reynolds HR, Kesarwani M, Savage MP, Sweeny JM, Janaszek KB, Barseghian El-Farra A, Holoshitz N, Park K, Albadri A, Blair JA, Jeremias A, Kearney KE, Kobayashi Y, Miner SES, Samuels BA, Shah SM, Taqueti VR, Wei J, Fearon WF, Moses JW, Henry TD, Tremmel JA; Microvascular Network (MVN). Comprehensive Management of ANOCA, Part 2-Program Development, Treatment, and Research Initiatives: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Sep 19;82(12):1264-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.06.044. |
| 37704315 | Background | Samuels BA, Shah SM, Widmer RJ, Kobayashi Y, Miner SES, Taqueti VR, Jeremias A, Albadri A, Blair JA, Kearney KE, Wei J, Park K, Barseghian El-Farra A, Holoshitz N, Janaszek KB, Kesarwani M, Lerman A, Prasad M, Quesada O, Reynolds HR, Savage MP, Smilowitz NR, Sutton NR, Sweeny JM, Toleva O, Henry TD, Moses JW, Fearon WF, Tremmel JA; Microvascular Network (MVN). Comprehensive Management of ANOCA, Part 1-Definition, Patient Population, and Diagnosis: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Sep 19;82(12):1245-1263. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.06.043. |
| 30266608 | Background | Ford TJ, Stanley B, Good R, Rocchiccioli P, McEntegart M, Watkins S, Eteiba H, Shaukat A, Lindsay M, Robertson K, Hood S, McGeoch R, McDade R, Yii E, Sidik N, McCartney P, Corcoran D, Collison D, Rush C, McConnachie A, Touyz RM, Oldroyd KG, Berry C. Stratified Medical Therapy Using Invasive Coronary Function Testing in Angina: The CorMicA Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Dec 11;72(23 Pt A):2841-2855. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.006. Epub 2018 Sep 25. |
| ID | Term |
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| D000788 | Angina Pectoris, Variant |
| ID | Term |
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| D000789 | Angina, Unstable |
| D000787 | Angina Pectoris |
| D017202 | Myocardial Ischemia |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002637 | Chest Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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