Treatment and outcomes of type 2 myocardial infarction and myocardial injury compared with type 1 myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) is defined by a rise and fall of cardiac biomarkers and evidence of ischemia without unstable coronary artery disease (CAD) because of a mismatch in myocardial oxygen supply and demand. Myocardial injury is similar but does not fulfill the clinical criteria for MI. There is uncertainty in terms of the clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of type 2 MI and myocardial injury in comparison with type 1 MI.

Patients and methods

Patients admitted to a Veterans Affairs tertiary care hospital with a rise and fall in cardiac troponin were identified. MI and injury subtypes, presentation, management, and outcomes were determined.

Results

Type 1 MI, type 2 MI, and myocardial injury occurred in 137, 146, and 175 patients,

SUBMITTER: Smilowitz NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722665 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature