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Rationale and design of the Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries in Turkish Population (MINOCA-TR) study [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(8): 662-668 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2019.24804

Rationale and design of the Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries in Turkish Population (MINOCA-TR) study

Uğur Önsel Türk1, Mehdi Zoghi2, Emin Alioğlu1, Oktay Ergene3
1Department of Cardiology, KardiyoRitm Heart Center, İzmir, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
3Department of Cardiology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey


OBJECTIVE
Myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is a new term to define the syndrome of clinical evidence of MI occurring in the absence obstructive coronary artery disease. Given that there is believed to be a large number of MINOCA cases, effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are needed. Documentation of the demographic parameters and diagnostic methods used in existing cases is a first step. The purpose of this study is documentation of the prevalence, demographic details, and possible etiological causes, as well as inpatient and 1-year prognosis data of MINOCA patients in the Turkish population.

METHODS
The MINOCA-TR Study is a national, multi-center, prospective, observational study. A sample of 1028 conse-cutive MI patients who undergo diagnostic angiography will be enrolled. This is a cohort study that will include patients from 32 different centers. After an initial screening/enrollment visit, follow-up will be performed at the time of hospital discharge for the overall MI study population. Patients diagnosed as MINOCA will be followed up with 3 prospective office or telephone visits as part of the Prospective MINOCA Registry.

CONCLUSION
Demographic information, clinical characteristics, management strategies, and inpatient prognostic indicators will be documented in the cross-sectional portion of the registry. Additional diagnostic data, therapeutic strategies, and prognostic relevance will be recorded in the 12 months of the prospective research. The results are expected to inform future diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and enhance understanding of the condition by highlighting the national burden of the disease from a medical and a public health perspective, as well as stimulate future research focusing on the MINOCA population.

Keywords: Demographics, myocardial infarction; non-obstructive coronaries; prognosis.

How to cite this article
Uğur Önsel Türk, Mehdi Zoghi, Emin Alioğlu, Oktay Ergene. Rationale and design of the Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries in Turkish Population (MINOCA-TR) study. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(8): 662-668

Corresponding Author: Uğur Önsel Türk, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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