Design and rationale for MICROFIT (Microvascular Coronary Rehabilitation For Improving Treatment)—a feasibility randomized trial of intensive lifestyle rehabilitation for symptomatic coronary microvascular dysfunction

Joanna Abramik, David Murphy, John Graby, Anna Lacey, Theresa Smith, Christopher Lawton, Faith Martin, Fiona Gillison, Matthias G. Friedrich, Amedeo Chiribiri, Mark Mariathas, Kevin Carson, Jonathan Carl Luis Rodrigues, Dylan Thompson, Ali Khavandi

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DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1909948
Published: 2026-08-26
Container: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fcvm.2026.1909948,
  title = {Design and rationale for MICROFIT (Microvascular Coronary Rehabilitation For Improving Treatment)—a feasibility randomized trial of intensive lifestyle rehabilitation for symptomatic coronary microvascular dysfunction},
  author = {Joanna Abramik and David Murphy and John Graby and Anna Lacey and Theresa Smith and Christopher Lawton and Faith Martin and Fiona Gillison and Matthias G. Friedrich and Amedeo Chiribiri and Mark Mariathas and Kevin Carson and Jonathan Carl Luis Rodrigues and Dylan Thompson and Ali Khavandi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine},
  doi = {10.3389/fcvm.2026.1909948},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2026.1909948}
}

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AU  - Joanna Abramik
AU  - David Murphy
AU  - John Graby
AU  - Anna Lacey
AU  - Theresa Smith
AU  - Christopher Lawton
AU  - Faith Martin
AU  - Fiona Gillison
AU  - Matthias G. Friedrich
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AU  - Mark Mariathas
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AU  - Dylan Thompson
AU  - Ali Khavandi
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JO  - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Abramik, J., Murphy, D., Graby, J., Lacey, A., Smith, T., Lawton, C., Martin, F., Gillison, F., Friedrich, M. G., Chiribiri, A., Mariathas, M., Carson, K., Rodrigues, J. C. L., Thompson, D., & Khavandi, A. (2026). Design and rationale for MICROFIT (Microvascular Coronary Rehabilitation For Improving Treatment)—a feasibility randomized trial of intensive lifestyle rehabilitation for symptomatic coronary microvascular dysfunction. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2026.1909948

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