1.0All About Cardiovascular System and Disordershttps://johnsonfrancis.org/professionalJohnson Francishttps://johnsonfrancis.org/professional/author/jf/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KDWSXzMfwl"><a href="https://johnsonfrancis.org/professional/minoca-pathophysiological-mechanisms/">MINOCA – Pathophysiological mechanisms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://johnsonfrancis.org/professional/minoca-pathophysiological-mechanisms/embed/#?secret=KDWSXzMfwl" width="600" height="338" title="“MINOCA – Pathophysiological mechanisms” — All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders" data-secret="KDWSXzMfwl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://johnsonfrancis.org/professional/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Various pathophysiological mechanisms have been associated with myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). It could be secondary to disorders in the epicardial coronary arteries like rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque, ulceration, erosion or fissuring of a plaque or coronary dissection.