INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Don’t let the word "micro" fool you. The large coronary 🫀 arteries seen on a standard angiogram only make up 5% of the heart’s vascular network. The other 95% is the microvasculature🫀, which controls up to 90% of the heart’s blood flow resistance. Microvasculature🫀 = invisible but BIG impact 021
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsINOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 23/09/2026More info on how ischemic #heart #disease and #heart #attacks often present very differently in #women, please visit: www.internationalheartspasmsalliance.org @heartspasms.bsky.social www.inocabelgium.be @inocabelgium.bsky.social www.inocainternational.com #ANOCA 🫀 #INOCA 🫀 #MINOCA 🫀 023
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2026Sex-based discrimination in medicine costs lives | Letterstheguardian.comSex-based discrimination in medicine costs lives | LettersLetters: Readers respond to an article on women being less likely than men to be offered active treatment for the same conditions 25721
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsWomen As One @womenasone.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Reproductive history matters for cardiovascular risk. A study of 1,500+ women found pregnancy complications, menopause, and other reproductive factors were associated with early heart attack risk, reinforcing the need for sex-specific risk assessment. www.sciencedirect.co... #CardioSky 142
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsGabriela Melo Ghisi @gabrielamghisi.bsky.social · 15/06/2026New publication in the EJCN! Our scoping review on #cardiacrehab for patients with ANOCA has mapped the evidence in this area, identifying important gaps & priorities for future research/care. Grateful for this collaboration with colleagues in the 🇳🇱. doi.org/10.1093/eurj...doi.orgCardiac Rehabilitation for Angina with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Scoping ReviewAbstractAims. Angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA) is associated with impaired quality of life, and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) may be a p 021
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsJAMA Cardiology @jamacardiology.com · 08/06/2026Among patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary arteries, overlapping #ANOCA endotypes were common, and each additional endotype detected on coronary function testing was associated with incrementally worse angina burden. ja.ma/4vf6SLP 021
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsINOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 27/07/2026More info on how ischemic heart disease and #heart #attacks often presents very differently in #women, please visit: www.inocainternational.com @inocainternational.bsky.social www.internationalheartspasmsalliance.org @heartspasms.bsky.social www.inocabelgium.be @inocabelgium.bsky.social #MINOCA🫀 0164
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsDeborah Bollyn @deborahbollyn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026More info on how ischemic heart disease and #heart #attacks often presents very differently in #women, please visit: www.inocainternational.com @inocainternational.bsky.social www.internationalheartspasmsalliance.org @heartspasms.bsky.social www.inocabelgium.be @inocabelgium.bsky.social #MINOCA🫀 021
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 02/03/2026#Paniekaanval OF #Cardiovasculair ? 🫀 #INOCA #ANOCA #MINOCA 🫀 #CMD #CAS #MVA #VSA #Endothelial #Dysfunction #Coronary #Vasospasm #MicrovascularDysfunction #NOCAD #coronary #FUNCTION #TESTING ❗️ #Acetylcholine #Adenosine #Hormoonschommelingen #MenstrueleCyclus #Perimenopause 111
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 08/02/2026#ANOCA 🫀 = Angina (pectoris) with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries ❤️🩹 #Endotypes #Prevalence❗ #Diagnosis #Treatment #CAS #VSA #CMD #MVA ❤️🩹 #EndothelialDysfunction #MixedEndotypes #CoronaryFUNCTIONtesting #Adenosine #Acetylcholine t.co/xJskm7u0Odt.cohttps://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf839/8320199?login=false 110
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 08/02/2026#ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA #NOCAD 🫀 #Diagnosis #Endotypes #Treatment #CAS #VSA #CMD #MVA ❤️🩹 #EndothelialDysfunction #MyocardialBridging #MixedEndotypes #CoronaryFUNCTIONtesting #Adenosine #Acetylcholine 1/2 120
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 08/12/2025‘The monthly curse’: ‘De maandelijkse vloek’: menstrual-associated coronary artery vasospasm in a #premenopausal woman— a case report #catamenial #coronary #vasospasm🫀 #perimenopause #HRT #estrogen #refractory #angina #ischemia #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA 🫀 #NOCAD academic.oup.com/ehjcr/articl...academic.oup.com‘The monthly curse’: menstrual-associated coronary artery vasospasm in a premenopausal woman—a case reportAbstractBackground. Catamenial coronary vasospasm has recently been recognized as a refractory form of vasospastic angina, characterized by recurrent episo 031
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Bijzonder belangrijke inzichten rond #sekseverschillen in #ziekteprocessen en de sekseafhankelijke doeltreffendheid en bijwerkingen van #medicatie. En zeer terechte aanmoediging tot betere #researchintegratie en all-round optimalisatie. Hartelijke dank prof. dr. @aureliecarlier.bsky.social 🙏🏼🩷🩵🤝🏼 021
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsWomen As One @womenasone.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Stable angina is rising in young women. Outdated risk assumptions may lead to missed symptoms and delayed care. This article calls for better awareness, tailored assessment, and a shift in how we understand coronary disease in younger female patients. academic.oup.com/eur... #CardioSky 033
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsThe BMJ @bmj.com · 14/11/2025Women with heart disease are more likely than men to be underdiagnosed, undertreated, and under-represented in research trials. This persistent gender gap is more than a clinical shortcoming; it is a deeper structural failure in health policy www.bmj.com/content/391/... 23427
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsJACC Journals @jaccjournals.bsky.social · 26/10/2025🩸 New #JACCBTS study reveals estrogen’s dual effects on microvascular health differ by sex ⚖️ A balanced ceramide: S1P ratio is 🔑 to endothelial health 🧬 May explain why long-term hormone exposure can 📈 CV risk 🔗 bit.ly/43Ct5In #APSSexDiff2025 #CardioSky #MedSky 063
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/09/2025#Coronary #microvascular #disease in #women: Epidemiology, mechanisms, evaluation and treatment #CMD #MVS #MVA 🫀 #Vasomotor #dysfunction #Endothelium #dependent #independent #CFR #IMR #MPRI #ACh #provocation #testing #INOCA #MINOCA #ANOCA #NOCAD cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...cdnsciencepub.comCoronary microvascular disease in women: epidemiology, mechanisms, evaluation, and treatmentCoronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) involves functional or structural abnormalities of the coronary microvasculature resulting in dysregulation of coronary blood flow (CBF) in response to myocard... 110
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Gemiste #hartinfarcten bij (jonge) #vrouwen, zuurstoftekort in de hartspier, invaliderende #angina #pectoris 🫀 die onterecht als 'angstaanvallen, maagproblemen, reflux, stress, ..' worden afgedaan. Met alle risico's van dien. Helaas gebeurt dit te vaak. #INOCA #MINOCA #ANOCA #NOCAD ❤️🩹🔍👩🏽👩🏼👩🏻👩🏾🦱👩🏻🦳👩🏻🦰🔬🩻🔍 010
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/09/2025🙏 Dank u, prof. dr. @angelamaas.bsky.social , voor uw #pionierswerk in de cardiologie en uw onvermoeibare inzet voor betere diagnostiek, behandelingen en #seksespecifieke zorg. U bent en blijft een inspiratie én absolute lifesaver voor talloze vrouwen. 🩷 #cardiofeminist 030
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsEdina Cenko @edinacenko.bsky.social · 03/09/2025💔 Equity in CV health isn’t optional-it’s the future! At #ESCCongress 2025, The Lancet Regional Health – Europe unveiled our Series on CVD Inequities, chaired by Raffaele Bugiardini with @drmarthagulati.bsky.social & Chris Gale 👉 tinyurl.com/2s6mczy3 @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social @thelancet.com 21310
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsJanet Wei, MD @janetweimd.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Invasive coronary function testing determination of #INOCA endotypes impacts medical management in patients with angina and no obstructive CAD #ACC25 @smidtheart.bsky.social @womensheart.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social 0179
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsInternational Heart Spasms Alliance @heartspasms.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Increasing evidence has shown that coronary spasm and vasomotor dysfunction may be the underlying cause in more than half of myocardial infarctions with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)" #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/coro...eurointervention.pcronline.comCoronary spasm and vasomotor dysfunction as a cause of MINOCAThis article reviews our current understanding of coronary spasm, its pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and prognosis. 053
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsWomen As One @womenasone.bsky.social · 21/09/2025🚨 Women remain underrepresented in clinical research, leaving gaps in evidence-based care. Leaders call for more sex-specific studies, equitable trial inclusion, and guidelines that reflect women’s biology. Read more: www.thelancet.com/jo... #WomensHealth #WomenInCardiology #CardioSky 064
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsINOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 16/09/2025#INOCA is geen ritmestoornis (elektriciteit) maar wordt veroorzaakt door een gestoorde #doorbloeding van het hart (loodgieterij) door #spasmen of andere #dysfuncties in de grote kransslagaders en/of de kleinere #bloedvaten. Het is niet goedaardig en kan leiden tot hartinfarct en hartstilstand. 2 001
Reposted by INOCA 🫀 Insight & NewsNature Reviews Cardiology @natrevcardiol.nature.com · 15/09/2025NEW Focus issue on Metabolic alterations in heart failure: -Cardiac intermediary metabolism -Vascular (dys)function -Immunometabolism -Mechano-energetic uncoupling Plus -Mitochondrial quality control in cardiomyocytes -Tailored therapeutics for cardiomyopathies www.nature.com/nrcardio/vol... 053
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Denk ook aan 🫀 #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA bij één of meerdere van onderstaande symptomen. Deze cardiovasculaire aandoeningen worden door artsen nog te vaak: ❗️niet herkend ❗️niet getest ❗️hoewel ze niet goedaardig zijn ❗️zowel bij jong als ouderen voorkomen ❗️knn leiden tot hartinfarct en hartstilstand 110
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 16/09/2025👉🏼 x.com/INOCA_belgium ❤️ Denk 🫀 #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA bij: 🚩Snoerend gevoel op de borst Druk of zwaar gevoel op de borst Pijn in de hartstreek 🚩Uitstralingspijn naar arm, hals, kaak, schouder, rug, .. 🚩(Subtiele) kortademigheid 🚩Snellere hartslag 🚩In rust of bij inspanning 🚩Misselijkheid … 110
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Wat is ❓❓❓ 🤔 #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA 👇🏼 #CMD = Coronary microvascular dysfunction #CAS = Coronary artery spasm #MVA = Microvascular angina #VSA = Vasospastic angina 131