Predictors of poor clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction and non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA)

• Published in: International journal of cardiology 2018-09, Vol.267, p.41-45
• Main Authors: Ciliberti, Giuseppe, Coiro, Stefano, Tritto, Isabella, Benedetti, Martina, Guerra, Federico, Del Pinto, Maurizio, Finocchiaro, Gherardo, Cavallini, Claudio, Capucci, Alessandro, Kaski, Juan Carlos, Ambrosio, Giuseppe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction; Aged; Biomarkers - analysis; C-reactive protein; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cause of Death; Coronary Angiography - methods; Coronary Artery Disease - complications; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology; Coronary Occlusion - diagnosis; Coronary Occlusion - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Heart Failure - etiology; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Long Term Adverse Effects - epidemiology; Long Term Adverse Effects - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; MINOCA; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - etiology; Survival Analysis
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.03.092

To assess the characteristics and prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA). MINOCA was defined as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with angiographic coronary stenosis