The first step in cardiac syndrome X is the administration of nitrates which relieve the chest pain.

Cardiac syndrome X is a diagnosis of exclusion.

Cardiac syndrome X can be diagnosed using different tests and exams but it is mainly a diagnosis of exclusion.

No one knows exactly what causes "Cardiac Syndrome X" and it is unlikely to have a single cause.

Chest pain caused by cardiac syndrome X is most of the time unpredictable and it can occur when at rest and/or during exercise.

Angiograms may be useful and conclusive when diagnosing cardiac syndrome X because they offer a detailed image of the heart.

While there is no formal definition for cardiac syndrome X, the general consensus is that it entails all of the following:

"Cardiac Syndrome X" have never been shown to cause acute heart attacks (myocardial infarction) despite much speculation.

Today, we speculate that the major contributing factor to "Cardiac Syndrome X" is "microvascular dysfunction".

Some studies have found increased risk of other vasospastic disorders in cardiac syndrome X patients, such as migraine and Raynaud's phenomenon.

Cardiac syndrome X is sometimes referred to as microvascular angina when there are findings of microvascular dysfunction.

However, there might be a new option for women suffering from "Cardiac Syndrome X": Protein based Angiogenesis.

Cardiac syndrome X is angina (chest pain) with signs associated with decreased blood flow to heart tissue but with normal coronary arteries.

Studies have also shown that people with "Cardiac Syndrome X" have enhanced pain perception, meaning they feel chest pain more intensely than the average person.

The diagnosis of "Cardiac Syndrome X" - the rare coronary artery disease that is more common in women, as mentioned, an "exclusion" diagnosis.

Cardiac Syndrome X often is a diagnosis of exclusion where the presence of typical chest pains is not accompanied by coronary artery narrowings on angiography.

Small vessel coronary disease is also known as cardiac syndrome X, microvascular dysfunction, non-obstructive coronary disease, or microvascular angina.

It was first referred to as cardiac syndrome X (CSX) by Kemp in 1973, to describe patients with exercise-induced angina and normal coronary angiograms.

Rarely, women with "Cardiac Syndrome X" have typical anginal syndromes that are not associated with the presence of atherosclerotic plaques; that is, the localized blockages are absent.

The cardiac syndrome X disease is also known as the insulin resistance syndrome because one of the most dominant risk factors is the insulin resistance along with the abdominal obesity.

Ranolazine - shown to improve angina and myocardial ischemia Even if it is a serious medical condition, cardiac syndrome X is a curable disease which very seldom causes a heart attack or puts at risk the life of the patient.

However, there is a term in medicine called "Cardiac Syndrome X", which describes chest pain (Angina pectoris) and chest discomfort in people who do not show signs of blockages in the larger coronary arteries of their hearts when an angiogram (coronary angiogram) is being performed.