DISCUSSION
myocardial damage, inflammation, myocardial affection, myocardial injury
INFLAMMATION, DYSFUNCTION
This is the first study examining temporal changes in established biomarkers of inflammation and myocardial damage and dysfunction in patients with MINOCA compared with MI‐CAD. Biomarkers were measured in the acute phase of the index MI and 1 month later in a follow‐up cohort, and careful consideration was taken of variables that potentially influence biomarker concentrations and dynamics. Our results indicate differences in the pathobiology between the MI groups, with more pronounced initial inflammatory activity and smaller myocardial injury during the acute phase of MINOCA and a more transient myocardial affection and faster recovery compared with MI‐CAD.