Table 3. Reasons for AP symptoms or pathological exercise testing results despite exclusion of significant coronary stenoses in the rating of the cardiologists.
| Condition/disease | Relevance (mean ± SD or %) |
|---|---|
| Diastolic dysfunction | 6.3±2.2 |
| Small vessel disease | 6.1±2.1 |
| Endothelial dysfunction | 5.7±2.2 |
| Pathologic late Na+-influx/Ca2+-overload | 4.6±2.4 |
| Coronary spasm | 3.9±2.0 |
| Others | 5.2±2.7 |
| Hypertension | 20.0 |
| Hypertensive disorders | 8.3 |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 7.5 |
| Psychiatric disorders | 10.3 |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 8.3 |
| Myocarditis | 5.8 |
| Hypertrophy | 8.3 |
| Takotsubo syndrome | 2.5 |
| Valve vitium | 7.5 |
| Heart rhythm disorders | 3.3 |
| Extracardiac cause | 3.3 |
| Muscle bridge | 2.5 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1.7 |
Scale from 1 (rarely) to 10 (often), data are mean ± SD; ‘others’ according to the frequency of their entry in a free text field (%). AP, angina pectoris.