Correction to: Guidelines for the management of myocardial infarction/injury with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): a position paper from the Dutch ACS working group.

Correction to: Neth Heart J 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-019-01344-6 The reference to the term acute coronary syndrome with normal or near-normal (non-obstructive) coronary arteries (ACSNNOCA) from Manolis et al. (2018) was inadvertently omitted to the original published article. Therefore, ….

Guidelines for the management of myocardial infarction/injury with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): a position paper from the Dutch ACS working group.

Patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA), defined as angiographic stenosis <50%, represent a conundrum given the many potential underlying aetiologies. Possible causes of MINOCA can be subdivided into coronary, myocardial and non-cardiac disorders. MINOCA is found in up to 14% of patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome. Clinical outcomes including mortality, and functional and psychosocial status, are comparable to those of patients with myocardial infarction and obstructive coronary arteries. However, many uncertainties remain regarding the definition, clinical features and management of these patients. This position paper of the Dutch ACS working group of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology aims to stress the importance of considering MINOCA as a dynamic working diagnosis and to guide the clinician in the management of patients with MINOCA by proposing a clinical diagnostic algorithm.

Renal denervation for the treatment of hypertension: the Dutch consensus.

Since 2010, renal denervation (RDN) is being performed in the Netherlands. To make sure RDN is implemented with care and caution in the Netherlands, a multidisciplinary Working Group has been set up by the Dutch Society of Cardiology (NVVC). The main aim of this Working Group was to establish a consensus document that can be used as a guide for implementation of RDN in the Netherlands. This consensus document was prepared in consultation with the Dutch Association of Internal Medicine (NIV) and the Dutch Society of Radiology (NVVR).

Aortic valve regurgitation due to cusp aneurysm: a case report.

Two-dimensional echocardiography is a valuable tool in visualizing and monitoring aortic valve and root abnormalities. We present a rare case of a patient with massive aortic regurgitation due to cusp aneurysm, which was accurately diagnosed by echocardiography and treated by valve replacement. A complicated course with recurrent aneurysms of the aortic wall after aortic valve replacement was remarkable in this case. Although different possible etiologies could not be determined, endocarditis and/or aortitis may be the most likely explanation of the complicated and finally fatal course of this patient.