BackTable Brief: COSIRA II: Coronary Sinus Reducer: A Tool in Angina Care with Dr. Jai Khatri

Summary This week, the coronary sinus isn’t the only thing getting reduced! Dr. Jai Khatri and Dr. Ziad Ali join this BackTable Brief to share strategies for reducing enrollment barriers for the COSIRA II coronary sinus reducer trial. They discuss refractory angina, emerging evidence for microvascular angina, and strategies to help patients achieve stable medical therapy and avoid resetting trial eligibility. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - Maintaining Patients Eligibility 04:20 - Treadmill Test Reproducibility 07:16 - Patient Stories And Outcomes 11:39 - CTO vs. COSIRA-II Trial Candidacy 16:57 - Microvascular Angina: Evidence and Outlook CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE COSIRA II: Managing Refractory Angina in Clinical Practice https://www.backtable.com/shows/cardiology/podcasts/14/cosira-ii-refractory-angina-challenges-treatment-strategies RESOURCES COSIRA-II Trialhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05102019