Improving our understanding of type 2 myocardial infarction and myocardial injury

Type 2 myocardial infarction, an increasingly recognized condition, occurs in instances of myocardial injury with necrosis plus evidence of myocardial ischemia where a condition other than an acute atherothrombotic event leads to an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and/or demand [1 –3]. In this issue of Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, Mihatov and colleagues summarize the evidence to date on type 2 myocardial infarction and address several common clinical scenarios in which one must distinguish between myocardial injury and myocardial infarction [4].
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research