Patient and Physician discordance in reporting symptoms of Angina among stable CAD patients: insights from the Angina Prevalence and Provider Evaluation of Angina Relief (APPEAR) Study

摘要

BackgroundA principal goal of treating patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is to minimize angina and optimize quality of life. For this, physicians must accurately assess presence and frequency of patients’ angina. The accuracy with which cardiologists estimate their patients’ angina in contemporary, busy outpatient clinics across the United States (US) is unknown.