Question: what is the difference between type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarction?
Answer: The definitions of the five different clinical types of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have recently been updated: type-1 AMI is caused by an acute atherothrombotic coronary event; type-2 AMI is a more heterogeneous entity, where a condition other than coronary artery disease (CAD) contributes to an acute imbalance ...