TITLE:
Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary artery (MINCA) in a patient with multiple sclerosis
AUTHORS:
Murat Celik, Mehmet Ata Akil, Mustafa Tuncer
KEYWORDS:
Acute Myocardial Infarction; Normal Coronary Artery; Multiple Sclerosis
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.3 No.8,
November
18,
2013
ABSTRACT: Interestingly, some patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction have normal coronary artery anatomy at cooronary angiography. This situation is called as MINCA (acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary artery). The incidence of MINCA varies between 1.0% and 8.5%. Although some reasons have been propounded, the exact underlying mechanism remains unclear. Nevertheless, thoracic myelitis can be as a possible cause of myocardial infarction. Herein, we report a case of acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary artery in a patient with multiple sclerosis.