Proper use of non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of chronic coronary syndrome
- Who is categorized as a CCS patient?
- How to assess the probability of CAD in patients with suspected CAD?
- How to choose the optimal treatment in CAD; anatomical approach or functional approach?
- How to choose the proper imaging test in a proper time for a selected patient with suspected CAD?
- What is the role of exercise ECG?
- Which CCS patients must undergo invasive coronary angiography directly?
- Which test to choose for patients with a prior revascularization?
Symptom relief and event prevention through optimal medical therapy in chronic coronary syndrome
- How to choose the best strategy for antiplatelet therapy in CCS?
- SAPT: what is the agent of choice?
- DAPT:
- which patients are eligible?
- What are the preferred choices & duration?
- DPI:
- which patients are eligible?
- What are the preferred choices & duration?
- What is the best strategy and duration for anti-ischemic therapy in CCS?
- Is there an FDA approved agent?
- What are the first and second-line anti-ischemic agents?
- Do they have an effect on symptom relief or prognosis or both?
- What to do when there is a suspected vasospastic or microvascular disease?
- What is the best strategy for blood pressure management? What are the thresholds and targets?
- How and when to use lipid lowering agents? What are the thresholds and targets?
- When to use non-statin agents? What are the Indications?
- How to manage CCS in the setting of atrial fibrillation?
How to sensibly choose the invasive strategies in chronic coronary syndrome
- When to consider revascularization for the improvement of outcomes in CCS?
- When to consider revascularization for symptom control in CCS
- When to consider PCI in patients with reduced LVEF?
- What to do with significant lesions without correlated ischemia in the imaging tests?
- What to do with significant lesions found in angiography without prior reported ischemia in the imaging tests?
- When to perform FFR in the CCS setting?
- How to choose between PCI and CABG in CCS patients?
