Acute myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary atherosclerosis: Mechanisms and management

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 475-481

  Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Scalone, Giancarla ^a,b   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; No obstructive coronary atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY MICROVASCULAR SPASM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; VASCULAR REMODELING;

CORONARY VASOSPASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; EMBOLISM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VASCULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84924580817     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu469     Document Type: Review

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