Naming the misfits - MINOCA, ACSNNOCA, and the rest of the family,

Naming and categorization are essential prerequisites in scientific medicine. Ideally, these practices facilitate the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of a disease process. The relationship is bidirectional; scientific advances improve the precision and utility of names, such as shifting “Q-wave myocardial infarction” to “ST-elevation myocardial infarction.” In cardiology, we have been fortunate to witness many scientifically meaningful name transitions over the past few decades.
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research