Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: Etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. 2023

Pedro Alves da Silva, and Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, and Alexandra Sousa
Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: pedromasilva21@gmail.com.

Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is responsible for 10% of myocardial infarctions. Previously, patients were thought to have good prognosis, but evidence-based management and treatment strategies were scarce. Today, researchers and physicians recognize MINOCA as a condition with non-trivial mortality and morbidity. Therapeutic strategies are highly dependent on the underlying disease mechanism in each patient. However, to reach a diagnosis of MINOCA, a multimodal approach is required and, even with an optimal work-up, the cause remains unknown in 8-25% of patients. Research has been growing and position papers from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology have been published, and MINOCA has been included in the more recent ESC guidelines on myocardial infarction. Nonetheless, some clinicians still assume that the absence of coronary obstruction excludes the possibility of acute myocardial infarction. Therefore, in the present paper, we aim to compile and present the available data on the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of MINOCA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003324 Coronary Artery Disease Pathological processes of CORONARY ARTERIES that may derive from a congenital abnormality, atherosclerotic, or non-atherosclerotic cause. Arteriosclerosis, Coronary,Atherosclerosis, Coronary,Coronary Arteriosclerosis,Coronary Atherosclerosis,Left Main Coronary Artery Disease,Left Main Coronary Disease,Left Main Disease,Arterioscleroses, Coronary,Artery Disease, Coronary,Artery Diseases, Coronary,Atheroscleroses, Coronary,Coronary Arterioscleroses,Coronary Artery Diseases,Coronary Atheroscleroses,Left Main Diseases
D003331 Coronary Vessels The veins and arteries of the HEART. Coronary Arteries,Sinus Node Artery,Coronary Veins,Arteries, Coronary,Arteries, Sinus Node,Artery, Coronary,Artery, Sinus Node,Coronary Artery,Coronary Vein,Coronary Vessel,Sinus Node Arteries,Vein, Coronary,Veins, Coronary,Vessel, Coronary,Vessels, Coronary
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000088442 MINOCA Myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. CORONARY CIRCULATION disruption is due to various other factors such as ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE and CORONARY VASOSPASM. Myocardial Infarction and Non-obstructed Coronary Arteries,Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructed Coronary Arteries,Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries,Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries,Myocardial Infarction and Non obstructed Coronary Arteries,Myocardial Infarction with Non obstructive Coronary Arteries
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D017023 Coronary Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies

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