Effect of Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries on Physical Capacity and Quality-of-Life

Abstract Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) patients, including Takotsubo stress CardioMyopathy (TCM), are considered to have a better survival compared to the patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Studies of MINOCA patients measuring physical and mental func...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2017
Main Authors: Daniel, Maria, MD, Agewall, Stefan, PhD, Caidahl, Kenneth, PhD, Collste, Olov, PhD, Ekenbäck, Christina, MD, Frick, Mats, PhD, Y-Hassan, Shams, MD, Henareh, Logman, PhD, Jernberg, Tomas, PhD, Malmqvist, Karin, PhD, Schenck-Gustafsson, Karin, PhD, Sörensson, Peder, PhD, Sundin, Örjan, PhD, Hofman-Bang, Claes, PhD, Tornvall, Per, PhD
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Language:English
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Cardiovascular
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Summary:Abstract Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) patients, including Takotsubo stress CardioMyopathy (TCM), are considered to have a better survival compared to the patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Studies of MINOCA patients measuring physical and mental function including matched control groups are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the physical capacity and Quality-of-Life (QoL) in MINOCA patients. One-hundred patients with MINOCA along with TCM (25%), were investigated 2007-2011. A bicycle exercise stress test was performed 6 weeks after hospitalization and QoL was investigated by the Short Form Survey 36 (SF-36) at 3 months’ follow-up. Both a healthy and a CHD group which were age- and gender-matched were used as controls. The MINOCA group had a lower physical capacity (139±42 W) compared to the healthy control group (167±53 W, p
ISSN:0002-9149
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.05.001