Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Systematic Review of Patients Presenting With Suspected Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries” | Zendy

Sivabaskari Pasupathy | Zendy; Tracy Air | Zendy; Rachel P. Dreyer | Zendy; Rosanna Tavella | Zendy; John F. Beltrame | Zendy

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Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Systematic Review of Patients Presenting With Suspected Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries”

Author(s) -

Sivabaskari Pasupathy,

Tracy Air,

Rachel P. Dreyer,

Rosanna Tavella,

John F. Beltrame

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017736

Subject(s) - medicine , queen (butterfly) , haven , myocardial infarction , family medicine , hymenoptera , botany , mathematics , combinatorics , biology

We agree with the comments made by Mahajan et al, that the 6% (95% confidence interval, 5%–7%) estimated prevalence of myocardial infarction and nonobstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) in our systematic review1 is potentially an underestimate of contemporary cardiology practice. Indeed, preliminary analysis from the Coronary Angiogram Database of South Australia suggests a prevalence of MINOCA ≈11% (Pasupathy et al, unpublished data, 2015). This prompts the question of why there is a disparity between the …

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