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Microvascular disease is a type of non-obstructive coronary artery disease that affects more women than men and can cause chronic chest pain, kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and small strokes.
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It is caused by the same risk factors as traditional heart disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
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Diagnosing coronary MVD is now possible with PET scans and other types of imaging that measure blood flow through the coronary arteries.
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Symptoms of microvascular disease include chest pain, shortness of breath, and other signs and symptoms of heart disease
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, as well as small strokes, white matter lesions, and cerebral microbleeds.
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Small vessel disease is a condition in which the walls of the small arteries in the heart aren't working properly. This reduces the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart, causing chest pain (angina), shortness of breath, and other signs and symptoms of heart disease.
Small vessel disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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Coronary microvascular disease is a heart disease that affects the walls and inner lining of tiny coronary artery blood vessels that branch off from the larger coronary arteries. It is more common in younger women and is caused by the same risk factors as traditional heart disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Diagnosing coronary MVD was previously a challenge, but PET scans and other types of imaging are now available which measure blood flow through the coronary arteries and can detect coronary MVD in very small blood vessels.
Coronary Microvascular Disease (MVD) | American Heart Association
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Coronary microvascular disease affects tiny vessels that deliver blood to heart tissue. When these small blood vessels are damaged, they can spasm, decreasing blood flow to your heart. Microvascular coronary disease causes lasting chest pain and can raise your heart attack risk.
Microvascular Coronary Disease (Small Vessel Disease) - Cleveland Clinic
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Microvascular dysfunction is a type of non-obstructive coronary artery disease that causes the small blood vessels feeding the heart muscle to not work as they should. This condition tends to…
Microvascular Dysfunction | Stanford Health Care
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Coronary small vessel disease is a condition in which the walls of the small arteries in your heart — the tiny branches off the larger coronary arteries — are damaged and don’t dilate properly.
Your small vessels need to expand to provide oxygen-rich blood to your heart.
Small Vessel Disease: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments
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