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Editorial

Is myocardial ischemia really bad for you?

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Abstract

The assessment of myocardial ischemia represents a cornerstone in our approach to coronary artery disease. Indeed many of the clinical decisions we make revolve around the results of stress testing, the assessment of coronary luminal stenoses and, more recently, fractional flow reserve measurements. Whilst the assessment of ischemia is often useful with respect to diagnosis and its treatment important in terms of symptom relief, whether ischemia directly leads to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, in particular myocardial infarction, is much more controversial. Indeed this is one of the key questions facing cardiology practice today and the focus of an ongoing multimillion-dollar study, the ISCHEMIA trial. In this editorial the authors examine some of the underlying evidence and ask the question: is ischemia itself really bad for you?

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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