Primary endpoints | 1. Proportion of patients experiencing an improvement of 2 or more CCS angina classes. |
Secondary endpoints The secondary endpoints will compare the variation of the change from baseline to 6-month follow-up: | 1. Wall motion score index by dobutamine stress echocardiogram |
2. Exercise treadmill test | |
a. The variation (change from baseline) in time to 1 mm ST-segment depression (min); | |
b. Total exercise duration (min); | |
c. Maximal ST-segment depression (mm) | |
3. Proportion of patients experiencing an improvement of ≥ _ 1 CCS angina classes | |
4. MACE - the composite of cardiac death, major stroke, and myocardial infarction | |
5. The Seattle Angina Questionnaire scores, subdivided in categories | |
a. physical limitation; | |
b. anginal stability; | |
c. anginal frequency; | |
d. treatment satisfaction, and | |
e. disease perception | |
6. Reduction in reversible perfusion defect by SPECT | |
7. Regional oxygenation improvement measured by BOLD CMR (in selected centers only) |