Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) is not an uncommon diagnosis in patients presenting with chest pain who undergo clinically indicated coronary angiography. However, the symptoms reported by patients with INOCA may be heterogeneous, leading to misdiagnosis and undertreatme...

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Main Authors: Giulia Ghizzoni, MD, Giulia Botti, Filippo Russo, MD, Luca Ferri, MD, Marco Ancona, MD, Barbara Bellini, MD, Ciro Vella, MD, Domitilla Gentile, MD, Matteo Montorfano, MD, Alaide Chieffo, MD
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Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923003030
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author Giulia Ghizzoni, MD
Giulia Botti
Filippo Russo, MD
Luca Ferri, MD
Marco Ancona, MD
Barbara Bellini, MD
Ciro Vella, MD
Domitilla Gentile, MD
Matteo Montorfano, MD
Alaide Chieffo, MD
author_facet Giulia Ghizzoni, MD
Giulia Botti
Filippo Russo, MD
Luca Ferri, MD
Marco Ancona, MD
Barbara Bellini, MD
Ciro Vella, MD
Domitilla Gentile, MD
Matteo Montorfano, MD
Alaide Chieffo, MD
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collection DOAJ
description Ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) is not an uncommon diagnosis in patients presenting with chest pain who undergo clinically indicated coronary angiography. However, the symptoms reported by patients with INOCA may be heterogeneous, leading to misdiagnosis and undertreatment. Herein we report 3 clinical cases of INOCA misdiagnosis and describe how the cases were reinvestigated following the appropriate diagnostic pathway. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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spelling doaj.art-7b2df0dcbac74789871b0848cedd97a02023-08-11T05:35:19ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492023-09-0122101978Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery DiseaseGiulia Ghizzoni, MD0Giulia Botti1Filippo Russo, MD2Luca Ferri, MD3Marco Ancona, MD4Barbara Bellini, MD5Ciro Vella, MD6Domitilla Gentile, MD7Matteo Montorfano, MD8Alaide Chieffo, MD9Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, ItalyInterventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Address for correspondence: Prof Alaide Chieffo, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCSS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.Ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) is not an uncommon diagnosis in patients presenting with chest pain who undergo clinically indicated coronary angiography. However, the symptoms reported by patients with INOCA may be heterogeneous, leading to misdiagnosis and undertreatment. Herein we report 3 clinical cases of INOCA misdiagnosis and describe how the cases were reinvestigated following the appropriate diagnostic pathway. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923003030INOCAmisdiagnosistailored therapy
spellingShingle Giulia Ghizzoni, MD
Giulia Botti
Filippo Russo, MD
Luca Ferri, MD
Marco Ancona, MD
Barbara Bellini, MD
Ciro Vella, MD
Domitilla Gentile, MD
Matteo Montorfano, MD
Alaide Chieffo, MD
Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
JACC: Case Reports
INOCA
misdiagnosis
tailored therapy
title Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_full Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_fullStr Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_full_unstemmed Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_short Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_sort ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease
topic INOCA
misdiagnosis
tailored therapy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923003030
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