Myocardial infarction resulting from nonatherosclerotic coronary artery diseases

Myocardial infarction (MI) infrequently results from nonatherosclerotic coronary diseases such as coronary embolism, spasm, dissection, and arteritis. If these disorders are not considered in the differential diagnosis of MI, specific beneficial therapies would be overlooked. Because physicians see...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2003-11, Vol.21 (7), p.578-584
Main Author: Mirza, Ayoub
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications
Adult
Angioplasty
Aortic Diseases - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Careers
coronary embolism
Coronary heart disease
Coronary vessels
Emergency medical care
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart
Heart attacks
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Nonatherosclerotic coronary artery diseases
pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma - complications
Thrombosis - complications
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Summary:Myocardial infarction (MI) infrequently results from nonatherosclerotic coronary diseases such as coronary embolism, spasm, dissection, and arteritis. If these disorders are not considered in the differential diagnosis of MI, specific beneficial therapies would be overlooked. Because physicians see large number of patients with MI during their career, the likelihood that they will encounter patients with MI resulting from nonatherosclerotic diseases is high. Two cases are presented to highlight different etiologies and treatment approaches of nonatherosclerotic MI.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00104-9