Coronary artery thromboembolism as a cause of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) usually represents the clinical manifestation of atherothrombotic coronary artery disease (CAD) resulting from atherosclerotic plaque rupture. However, there are cases in which coronary angiography or coronary computed tomography angiography reveals patients with ac...

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Published in:Hellenic journal of cardiology 2024-09, Vol.79, p.70-83
Main Authors: Ceasovschih, Alexandr, Mantzouranis, Emmanouil, Dimitriadis, Kyriakos, Sorodoc, Victorita, Vlachakis, Panayotis K., Karanikola, Aikaterini-Eleftheria, Theofilis, Panagiotis, Koutsopoulos, George, Drogkaris, Sotirios, Andrikou, Ioannis, Valatsou, Angeliki, Lazaros, George, Sorodoc, Laurentiu, Tsioufis, Konstantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atrial fibrillation
Coronary embolism
Coronary thrombus
COVID-19
MINOCA
Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries
Thrombophilia
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Summary:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) usually represents the clinical manifestation of atherothrombotic coronary artery disease (CAD) resulting from atherosclerotic plaque rupture. However, there are cases in which coronary angiography or coronary computed tomography angiography reveals patients with acute coronary syndrome with non-obstructive CAD. This clinical entity is defined as myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) and often considered as a clinical dynamic working diagnosis that needs further investigations for the establishment of a final etiologic diagnosis. The main causes of a MINOCA working diagnosis include atherosclerotic, non-atherosclerotic (vessel-related and non–vessel-related), and thromboembolic causes This literature review aimed to investigate the major thromboembolic causes in patients presenting with MINOCA regarding their etiology and pathophysiologic mechanisms, as well as diagnostic and treatment methods. [Display omitted]
ISSN:1109-9666
2241-5955
2241-5955
DOI:10.1016/j.hjc.2024.05.001