Table 4. Summary of major results of the VOICES trial.

Most patients do not report on chest discomfort and physical limitations without specific history taking

More than 10% of the expert cardiologists admit that they do not perform a detailed history taking of patients with recurrent angina pectoris

The CCS classification is not used for the description of angina pectoris on a regular basis although most of the experts point out its importance

In >10% of the cases, coronary angiography is performed before extra-cardiac causes have been ruled out

20% of German cardiologists do not consider the initiation of a specific, antianginal drug treatment as their objective

CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society.