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ArticleCureus2024

Myocardial Infarction With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Clinical Conundrum.

Elizabeth L Allison, Wayne-Andrew Palmer, Keston Rattan, Nitish Seenarine, Ezra Schrem, Robert Mills, Cristina A Mitre

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Elizabeth L AllisonDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Wayne-Andrew PalmerDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Keston RattanDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Nitish SeenarineDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Ezra SchremDepartment of Cardiology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Robert MillsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs New York Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Cristina A MitreDepartment of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is defined by the presence of positive cardiac biomarkers with clinical evidence of infarction, the absence of significant coronary stenosis (≥50%) on angiography, and the lack of alternative diagnosis for the index presentation. MINOCA poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to the various pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying its presentation. Coronary artery plaque disruption is recognized as a crucial mechanism contributing to MINOCA. Plaque rupture and thrombus formation with subsequent myocardial ischemia may occur without significant luminal narrowing. A high index of suspicion is needed to make an early diagnosis. Here, a 68-year-old African American male patient presented with substernal chest pain, nonspecific ST segment changes on electrocardiogram, and elevation in cardiac biomarkers only one day after undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization that revealed non-obstructed coronary arteries. This case provides an example of MINOCA occurring secondary to suspected coronary artery plaque disruption in the setting of recent cardiac catheterization.

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acute coronary syndromecardiac risk factors and preventioncoronary artery disease (cad)myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (minoca)non-ischemic cardiac pathologies

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PMID39119402
PMCPMC11307486

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