Myocardial ischemia

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==Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Myocardial Ischemia  ==

Etiologic Classification

 * A. Atherosclerotic obstructive coronary artery disease
 * B. Non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
 * C. Coronary artery spasm

Disease Based Classification

 * Congenital coronary artery anomalies
 * Anomalous origin of coronary artery from pulmonary artery
 * Aberrant origin of coronary artery from aorta or another coronary artery
 * Coronary arteriovenous fistula
 * Coronary artery aneurysm


 * Acquired disorders of coronary arteries
 * Coronary artery embolism
 * Dissection:
 * Surgical
 * During percutaneous coronary angioplasty
 * Aortic dissection
 * Spontaneous dissections (e.g., during pregnancy)
 * Extrinsic compression
 * Tumors
 * Granulomas
 * Amyloidosis
 * Collagen vascular disease
 * Polyarteritis nodosa
 * Temporal arteritis
 * Rheumatoid arthritis
 * Systemic lupus erythematosus
 * Scleroderma
 * Miscellaneous disorders:
 * Irradiation
 * Trauma
 * Kawasaki disease
 * Syphilis


 * Hereditary disorders
 * Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
 * Gargoylism
 * Progeria
 * Homocystinuria
 * Primary oxaluria


 * Functional causes of myocardial ischemia in absence of anatomic coronary artery disease:
 * Syndrome X
 * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 * Dilated cardiomyopathy
 * Myocardial bridge
 * Hypertensive heart disease
 * Pulmonary hypertension
 * Valvular heart disease
 * Aortic stenosis
 * Aortic regurgitation