Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Published: March 27, 2019
- Myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) is seen in about 5-6% of all patients with myocardial infarction (MI) who are examined by coronary angiography.
- Many causes can contribute to MINOCA, proper patient diagnosis and evaluation is needed to discover the actual cause and initiate cause-based therapies.
- This statement updates the definition of MINOCA using elements of the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction.