Recommended Reading on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation

ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation

The Working Group regularly updates the list of recommended reading in your field of interest.

Myocardial compression and recoil as determinants of coronary blood flow

European Heart Journal

12 Aug 2025

Type 2 myocardial infarction: challenges in diagnosis and treatment

European Heart Journal

10 Dec 2024

Inflammageing, a targetable pathway for preventing cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular Research

12 Nov 2024

Neuroimmune cross-talk in heart failure

Cardiovascular Research

5 Nov 2024

Estimation of salt intake from urinalysis as a prognostic indicator in patients with heart failure

European Heart Journal

28 Oct 2024

Microvascular resistance reserve: impact on health status and myocardial perfusion after revascularization in chronic coronary syndrome

European Heart Journal

1 Sep 2024

Early coronary revascularization among ‘stable’ patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: the role of diabetes and age

Cardiovascular Research

28 Aug 2024

Coronary revascularization and sex differences in cardiovascular mortality after myocardial infarction in 12 high and middle-income European countries

European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes

7 May 2024

Injury minimization after myocardial infarction: focus on extracellular vesicles

European Heart Journal

15 Feb 2024

SGLT2 inhibitors in acute myocardial infarction: what can we learn from the DAPA-MI trial? More news from American Heart Association Scientific Meeting

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

7 Dec 2023

Instantaneous wave free ratio vs. fractional flow reserve and 5-year mortality: iFR SWEDEHEART and DEFINE FLAIR

European Heart Journal

27 Aug 2023

Coronary flow capacity and survival prediction after revascularization: physiological basis and clinical implications

European Heart Journal

27 Aug 2023

Microvascular resistance reserve: diagnostic and prognostic performance in the ILIAS registry

European Heart Journal

23 Jun 2023

Atlas of gut microbe-derived products from aromatic amino acids and risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

European Heart Journal

21 Jun 2023

Sex differences and disparities in cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19

Cardiovascular Research

18 Jan 2023

Statins for primary prevention among elderly men and women

Cardiovascular Research

1 Dec 2021

Concerns about the use of digoxin in acute coronary syndromes

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

12 Jul 2021

The vasculature: a therapeutic target in heart failure?

Cardiovascular Research

23 Feb 2021

Defining the prognostic value of [<sup>15</sup>O]H<sub>2</sub>O positron emission tomography-derived myocardial ischaemic burden

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging

17 Nov 2020

COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system: implications for risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options

Cardiovascular Research

30 Apr 2020

Experimental animal models of coronary microvascular dysfunction

Cardiovascular Research

11 Jan 2020

Pathophysiology and diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction in ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Cardiovascular Research

9 Nov 2019

The many faces of myocardial ischaemia and angina

Cardiovascular Research

22 Jul 2019

Multiple common comorbidities produce left ventricular diastolic dysfunction associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction, oxidative stress, and myocardial stiffening

Cardiovascular Research

8 Feb 2018

Coronary microcirculatory pathophysiology: can we afford it to remain a black box?

European Heart Journal

2 Feb 2016