title: Characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction and angiographically normal coronary arteries.
abstract: This study on patients undergoing coronary angiography for acute myocardial infarction demonstrated that 2.8% of patients had angiographically normal coronary arteries and that these patients have a better prognosis than patients with angiographically verified coronary artery disease. The trend toward a higher prevalence of malignancy in this unique patient group raises the possibility of malignancy-induced hypercoagulability or inflammation as an underlying etiologic factor.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Bergen, Central Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
authors.forename: Alf Inge
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: P Diane
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Galbraith
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ghali
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Merril L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Knudtson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis