Peer Reviewed Feature Articles
Angina and coronary artery diseases

INOCA: frequently misdiagnosed and poorly treated

Jessica A. Marathe, John F. Beltrame

Ischaemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is an increasingly recognised cause of persistent angina. Its management is dependent on the underlying subtype. GPs play an essential role in diagnosis and prompt referral for further investigation.

Peer Reviewed Regular Series
Perspectives

New definition for heart failure: implications for general practice

Christina Mew, John J. Atherton

A proposed universal definition and classification of this complex clinical syndrome allows for a standardised international approach to diagnosis and aims to make the stages of heart failure and goals of treatment clearer for GPs.

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