Monday, November 24, 2014

Types of Myocardial Infarction



Type 1: Ischemic myocardial necrosis due to plaque rupture ( ACS) 

 Type 2: Ischemic myocardial necrosis due to supply-demand mismatch, e.g. coronary spasm, embolism, low or high blood pressures, anemia, or arrhythmias. 

 Type 3: sudden cardiac death 

 Type 4: procedure related, post PCI or stent thrombosis 

 Type 5:  post CABG

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