What Is New?
myocardial damage, nonobstructive coronary arteries, obstructive coronary artery disease, inflammation, myocardial affection
MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION, INFLAMMATION, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI)

The present study is the first to examine temporal changes in established biomarkers of inflammation and myocardial damage/dysfunction in myocardial infarction (MI) with nonobstructive coronary arteries.Biomarkers indicate differences in pathobiology between patients with MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries and MI with obstructive coronary artery disease, with greater initial inflammatory activity, similar degree of myocardial dysfunction, and less pronounced myocardial damage during the acute phase of MINOCA.Also, there were a more transient myocardial affection and faster recovery in patients with MINOCA compared with MI‐CAD.