The importance of evaluating patients with MINOCA (myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries)

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2015, Pages 386-388

  Sheikh, Abdul Rauf ^a,b   Sidharta, Samuel ^a,c   Worthley, Matthew I ^a,c   Yeend, Richard ^c   Di Fiore, David P ^a,b   Beltrame, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Hyperemic microvascular resistance; Microvascular dysfunction; MINOCA; Myocardial bridge; Vasospastic angina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; FLOW RATE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH NON OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; THORAX PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY VESSEL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HYPEREMIA; MICROVASCULATURE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84941585062     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.07.035     Document Type: Article

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