What is MINOCA? Understanding a rare type of heart attack | Dr Tharsy Pasupathy | Ask the Expert

1 in 10 heart attacks occur without a blockage to the heart’s arteries.

It's a condition known as MINOCA -- short for +myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries.

In this instalment of Ask the Expert, we speak with Senior Clinical Research Fellow Dr Sivabaskari (Tharshy) Pasupathy about MINOCA.

We ask her :
- what is MINOCA?
- who is at risk of MINOCA?
- how is MINOCA diagnosed?
- what is a coronary angiogram?
- how is MINOCA treated?
- what research is happening now to help patients with MINOCA?

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