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Ddx causes of myocardial ischemia infarction other than atherosclerotic plaque rupture

Ischemia w/o plaque rupture (“type 2” MI)

  • ↑ demand (eg, ↑ HR),
  • ↓ supply (eg, HoTN).
  • More likely in older, ♀,
  • non-CAD comorbidities (CKD, etc.) (JACC 2021;77:848).
  • Distinguishing from ACS is 󰶻clinical dx; angiography is 󰶻 gold standard.

Nonatherosclerotic coronary artery disease (JACC 2018;72:2231)

  • Spasm:
  • Dissection: spontaneous (vasculitis, CTD, pregnancy), aortic dissection with retrograde extension (usually involving RCA → IMI) or mechanical (PCI, surgery, trauma)
  • Embolism (Circ 2015;132:241): AF, thrombus/myxoma, endocard., prosth valve thrombosis
  • Vasculitis:
  • Congenital: anomalous origin from aorta or PA, myocardial bridge (intramural segment)

Direct myocardial injury

myocarditis; Takotsubo/stress CMP; toxic CMP; cardiac contusion