Aim This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides
recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult …

Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging disease and a
leading cause of chronic liver disease. The prevalence in the general population is …

Background A subgroup has emerged within the obese that do not display the typical
metabolic disorders associated with obesity and are hypothesized to have lower risk of …

Background: The diagnosis of sarcoidosis is not standardized but is based on three major
criteria: a compatible clinical presentation, finding nonnecrotizing granulomatous …

Background—Impaired vasodilator function is an early manifestation of coronary artery
disease and may precede angiographic stenosis. It is unknown whether noninvasive …

Objectives: In this study, we systematically assessed the diagnostic and prognostic value of
absence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals …

Objectives: This study sought to relate imaging findings on positron emission tomography
(PET) to adverse cardiac events in patients referred for evaluation of known or suspected …

Background—Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a prevalent and prognostically
important finding in patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease. The …

Background—Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of adverse cardiac outcomes and is
considered a coronary artery disease (CAD) equivalent. We examined whether coronary …

Background: Sex differences are known to exist in the management of older patients
presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Few studies have examined the incidence …