Abstract
Background
There are conflicting data about the proportion and prognosis of patients (pts) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA).
Purpose
To define the incidence and prognosis of MINOCA pts in different types of AMI.
Methods
The Hungarian Myocardial Infarction Registry (HUMIR) is a nationwide, mandatory database in which the clinical and demographic informations of patients with AMI are recorded. Between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2018, a total of 45,223 AMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) n=22,469) pts were registered. After excluding pts with previous AMI, PCI, CABG, and congestive heart failure, 2003 MINOCA pts were found (MINOCA group), while 43,220 AMI pts had obstructive coronary artery disease (MI-CAD group).
Results
The proportion of pts with MINOCA disease was 4.4% among the total pts with AMI. The prevalence was higher in the non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) group (n=1546, 6.8%) than in the STEMI (n=457, 2.0%) group. The pts with MINOCA disease were slightly younger compared to the pts with MI-CAD (mean age 64.0±14.4 vs. 65.5±12.2 years respectively). The proportion of women was higher in the MINOCA group than in the MI-CAD group (55.7% vs. 36.5%). At discharge, pts with MINOCA disease were less likely to be prescribed certain drugs compared to the pts with MI-CAD. These include aspirin (85.4% vs. 95.6%), RAAS blockers (83.8% vs. 90.4%), statins (86.2% vs. 94.7%), β-blockers (86.8% vs. 89.8%) for the MINOCA and MI-CAD groups respetively. At the 1-year follow-up, the incidence of new AMI events was 1.6% in the MINOCA group compared with 5.0% in the MI-CAD group (HR=2.79). All-cause mortality was higher among the pts with MI-CAD compared to the pts with MINOCA disease. In the MINOCA group, among the pts with NSTEMI, men and women had similar outcomes at 30 days, but men had somewhat higher mortality at one and two years. In contrast, in the STEMI group, women had higher mortality compared to men at all time points during the study (Table 1).
Mortality among MINOCA and MI-CAD pts Mortality MINOCA (n=2003) MI-CAD (n=43,220) MINOCA – STEMI MINOCA – NSTEMI Men (n=218) Women (n=239) Men (n=669) Womenr (n=877) 30-day 5.9% [4.9–7.0] 8.4% [8.1–8.7] 8.7% [4.9–12.4] 13.4% [9–17.6] 4.3% [2.8–5.9] 4.4% [3.1–5.8] 1-year 12.5% [11.0–14.0] 15.6% [15.3–16.0] 12.1% [7.6–16.4] 20.3% [15–25.2] 12.2% [9.6–14.7] 10.8% [8.7–12.8] 2-year 16.7% [14.9–18.5] 19.9% [19.5–20.3] 18.2% [12.4–23.6] 23.6% [17.8–29] 16.9% [13.8–20] 14.3% [11.7–16.7] 95% confidence interval in brackets.
Conclusion
The population-level incidence of MINOCA disease was 4.4% in AMI; the incidence was higher in the NSTEMI group compared to the STEMI group (6.8% vs. 2.0%). Despite the benign anatomy, the long-term prognosis is poor, especially in women after STEMI: 1 out of 4 pts died at the two-year follow up.
Acknowledgement/Funding
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INFARCT HEALING DURING LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP AFTER ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
