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etiology of myocardial infarction (MI) without coronary atherosclerosis
Etiology:
1) vasculitis
a) systemic lupus erythematosus
b) polyarteritis nodosa
c) Takayasu's arteritis
d) mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
e) luetic aortitis (syphilis)
2) anomalous origin of a coronary artery
3) acquired coronary artery abnormalities
a) trauma
b) aortic dissection
c) spontaneous coronary artery dissection
d) iatrogenic
4) coronary spasm
a) variant angina
b) cocaine abuse
c) nitroglycerin withdrawal
5) coronary artery embolus
a) infective endocarditis
b) mitral valve prolapse
c) atrial myxoma
d) left atrial or ventricular thrombus
6) hypercoagulable state
a) polycythemia vera
b) thrombocytosis
c) prothrombin gene mutation (in association with other risk factors with arterial disease)
Related
coronary artery disease; coronary atherosclerosis (CAD)
myocardial infarction (MI); heart attack
References
- The Guide to Cardiology, 3rd edition, RA Kloner (editor),
LeJacq communications, Greenwich Connecticut, 1995
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998