Myocardial Infarction and Persistent Angina With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Waddah Malas, MD; Ahmed AlBadri, MD; Janet Wei, MD; Puja K. Mehta, MD; R. David Anderson, MD; John Petersen, MD; Louise E. Thomson, MD; Carl J. Pepine, MD; C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Myocardial Infarction and Persistent Angina With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Waddah Malas, MD,
Ahmed AlBadri, MD,
Janet Wei, MD,
Puja K. Mehta, MD,
R. David Anderson, MD,
John Petersen, MD,
Louise E. Thomson, MD,
Carl J. Pepine, MD,
C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD

Affiliations

Waddah Malas, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Ahmed AlBadri, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Janet Wei, MD: Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
Puja K. Mehta, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
R. David Anderson, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
John Petersen, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
Louise E. Thomson, MD: Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
Carl J. Pepine, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD: Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California; Address for correspondence: Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, 127 S. San Vicente Boulevard, Suite A3600, Los Angeles, California 90048.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 9 – 14

Abstract

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Women with myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) are increasingly recognized. Women with MINOCA are at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events. In this case, we focus on the importance of early identification and management of MINOCA to improve patients’ angina and related quality of life. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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