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ArticleJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2024

Role of optical coherence tomography in clinical management of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries.

Kenichi Tani, Osamu Kurihara, Akihiro Shirakabe, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Masamichi Takano, Kuniya Asai

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Article in Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Optical Coherence Tomography in Acute Coronary Syndromes.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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Kenichi TaniDivision of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Osamu KuriharaCardiovascular Center, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Akihiro ShirakabeDivision of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Nobuaki KobayashiCardiovascular Center, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Masamichi TakanoCardiovascular Center, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Kuniya AsaiDivision of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Myocardial infarction without angiographic moderate to severe stenosis (> 50%) and any other related diagnosis on clinical presentation is defined as myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Common causes of MINOCA working diagnosis includes plaque disruption, spontaneous coronary artery dissection, coronary artery spasm, coronary thromboembolism, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis. Clinical history, assay of myocardial enzymes, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, coronary angiography, and left ventriculography facilitate the initial diagnosis of MINOCA and reveal the underlying causes, while cardiovascular magnetic resonance and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are used to confirm the diagnosis. Although cardiovascular magnetic resonance is the gold standard noninvasive diagnostic tool for MINOCA, its ability to diagnose the cause and mechanism underlying this condition in the coronary arteries is limited because of its image resolution. Observational studies have demonstrated that OCT can be used to determine the underlying cause of MINOCA by investigating the characteristics of the culprit lesions and to predict the prognosis of the patients. In this article, we review the current diagnostic approach for MINOCA focusing on each imaging tool. Furthermore, we reevaluate the role of OCT in the clinical management of MINOCA. Identifying the cause of MINOCA through OCT might help select optimal and effective drug treatments and improve prognosis.

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PMCPMC11808491

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