MINOCA - A Rarity Of It's Own And The Importance Of Cardiac MRI

Authors

Abdullah A. Orakzai, Rochester Regional Health SystemFollow
Deeptanshu Jain MD, Rochester Regional Health SystemFollow
Muhammad Osama, Rochester Regional Health SystemFollow
Syeda Sarah Raza, Shifa International HospitalFollow
Soon-IL Song, Rochester Regional Health SystemFollow

Author Credentials

Abdullah Ahmad Orakzai, MD, Internal Medicine Resident at Rochester General Hospital

Deeptanshu Jain, MD, Internal Medicine Resident at Rochester General Hospital

Muhammad Osama, MD, MD, Internal Medicine Resident at Rochester General Hospital

Syeda Sarah Raza, MBBS, Medical Officer at Shifa International Hospital

Soon-IL Song, MD, Internal Medicine Faculty Rochester General Hospital

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-9209-0116

Abstract

Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) disease is a diagnostic dilemma with clinical evidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with normal coronary arteries. MINOCA is a complex issue; the management of the patients needs to be focused on identifying the core problem. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that can play an important role in enabling clinicians to build a differential diagnosis in patients with MINOCA and also identify other non-ischemic aetiologies of myocardial injury. We present a challenging case of a patient with MINOCA with MI in small proximal septal artery distribution revealed on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

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Recommended Citation

Orakzai AA, Jain D, Osama M, Raza S, Song S. MINOCA - A Rarity Of It's Own And The Importance Of Cardiac MRI. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2023; 3(4). doi: 10.53785/2769-2779.1159.