The purpose of this research is to find out if patients with Type 2 Myocardial Infarction (T2MI) without significant epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD) have a greater chance of having coronary microvascular disease (CMD).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
52
CRT is an angiography procedure (using X-ray) to examine the small blood vessels in the heart and how they respond to three drugs (adenosine, acetylcholine and nitroglycerin) as per clinical protocol.
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR)
The CFR will be calculated as a ratio of coronary flow at peak hyperemia /coronary flow at rest.
Time frame: Baseline
Backward Compression Wave (BCW)
The BCW is a measure of increased microvascular resistance during systole.
Time frame: Baseline
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