Surgical treatment of left ventricular aneurysm in patients with prior myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA): a cohort study

Table 2 Clinical course for surgically treated patients with MINOCA

No. of Patient	Age at Diagnosis of MINOCA with no aneurysm	Medical treatment after the diagnosis of MINOCA	Age at Diagnosis of MINOCA with LV aneurysm	Size of left ventricular aneurysm (mm)	Indication for surgery	Type of LVR	Duration of follow-up (months)
1, F	71	Aspirin, nitrates, β-blockers, statins, digoxin and diuretics	71	45*30	Ventricular septal defect, refractory angina and heart failure	LR	22
2, M	32	Aspirin, β-blockers	35	50*29	Refractory angina	LR	76
3, F	23	Traditional Chinese medicine	27	47*26	Refractory angina	Modified VR	65
4, F	26	Aspirin	26	34*24	Refractory angina, left ventricular thrombus	Modified VR	87
5, F	30	Aspirin, β-blockers and statins	33	49*21	Heart failure	Modified VR	100
6, M	36	None	40	40*22	Ventricular arrhythmia	Modified VR	64
7, M	45	Nitrates, β-blockers	46	44*20	Refractory angina	Modified VR	101
8, F		None.	17	45*21	Ventricular arrhythmia	Modified VR	49
9, F		None	45	40*30	Ventricular arrhythmia and thrombus formation	LR	33
10, F		None	24	30*30	Ventricular arrhythmia, moderate aortic valve regurgitation, subaortic membrane	Modified VR	22

F, female; LR, linear repair; M, male; MINOCA, myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease; Modified VR, modified ventricular reconstruction

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