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The study aimed to investigate healthcare use following a first diagnosis of angina or non-specific chest pain among a nationwide population of women with no obstructive CAD, compared to a reference population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The WOMANOCA cohort (Women with symptoms of angina or non-specific chest pain but no obstructive CAD) included all Danish women with a first diagnosis of angina or non-specific chest pain from 2009 to 2019 (following in registries for 3 years) and matched to asymptomatic reference women by age. Cox regression models assessed healthcare contacts between groups, reported as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). In total, 17 836 women were diagnosed with angina and 42 832 with non-specific chest pain, matched to 303 247 references. Women with angina and women with non-specific chest pain had a higher risk of all cardiac readmissions compared to the references (HR 3.24 95% CI 3.10\u20133.38 and HR 2.87 95% CI 2.78\u20132.97, respectively), with an increased association for angina compared to non-specific chest pain (HR 1.16 95% CI 1.10\u20131.22). 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