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 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 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 0
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 0
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 0
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 032 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Thank you! Also very interesting in the context of #angina, #ischemia or #MI due to #coronary epicardial and/or microvascular #vasospasm. 🫀 #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA🫀 #VSA #MVA #CAS #CMD #CoronaryFunctionTesting 020 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Wat een geweldig gedicht. 👌🏼😍 Spot-on, tongue-twisting taalvirtuositeit. Ik had het zelf niet beter kunnen schrijven! 🤩🤌🏼static.klipy.comEmma Watson as Hermione's Excited SmileALT: Emma Watson as Hermione's Excited Smile 110 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 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 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Meer info: ➡️ @INOCA_belgium (Twitter/X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram): lnkd.in/edDYdCnf ➡️ International Heart Spasms Alliance: lnkd.in/eA4seAWa ➡️ INOCA International: lnkd.in/ear9ghej ➡️ JACC: lnkd.in/eFY95Hgk 🫀 #INOCA #ANOCA #MINOCA 🫀 #Coronary #Vasospasm #MicrovascularDysfunction 2/2 010 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 08/02/2026#ANOCA 🫀 #Endotypes #Prevalence ❗ #Diagnosis #Treatment #CAS #VSA #CMD #MVA ❤️🩹 #EndothelialDysfunction #MixedEndotypes #CoronaryFUNCTIONtesting #Adenosine #Acetylcholine 2/2 032 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 08/02/2026#ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA #NOCAD 🫀 #Endotypes #CAS #VSA #CMD #MVA ❤️🩹 #EndothelialDysfunction #MyocardialBridging #MixedEndotypes 2/2 040 0
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 0
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 0
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 🙏🏼🩷🩵🤝🏼 020 0
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 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Wat zijn de #symptomen en #triggers, vraagt u? Lees het in dit driedelige-mini-draadje: 👇🏼 100 0
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 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Image source: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/... 2/x 010 0
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 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Gemiste #hartinfarcten vooral 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. Meer info in 👇 4-delige draadje: 010 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 24/09/2025🙏 Dank u, prof. dr. Angela Maas, 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. 🩷 #cardiofeministmedia.tenor.comthe words `` thank you '' are surrounded by watercolor hearts .ALT: the words `` thank you '' are surrounded by watercolor hearts . 000 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Gemiste hartinfarcten vooral bij (jonge) vrouwen, zuurstoftekort id hartspier, invaliderende angina pectoris die onterecht als angstaanvallen, maagproblemen, reflux, stress, ..w afgedaan. Met alle gevolgen v dien. Helaas gebeurt dit vaak. Belangrijke materie om eens extra aandacht aan te besteden. 110 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Men wijt de symptomen v deze #cardiovasculaire aandoeningen nog te vaak aan een paniekaanval, maagproblemen, reflux, stress.. Gevolg: foute behandeling & opvolging en risico’s. Hoewel er een zeer uitgesproken effect kan zijn op het hartritme, w ze niet #veroorzaakt door een hartritmestoornis..👇🏼 4 030 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 23/09/2025👉🏼 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 … 2/ 130 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Denk ook aan🫀 #ANOCA #INOCA #MINOCA bij één of meerdere van onderstaande symptomen. Deze cardiovasculaire aandoeningen worden dr 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 1 130 0
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 0
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 0
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 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Dank je, Koen! Je mag dit account natuurlijk ook volgen ter support (en muten indien je zoiets hebt van, je hebt me nu al wijs genoeg gemaakt doorheen de voorbije jaren). 🫶🏼 020 0
INOCA 🫀 Insight & News @inocabelgium.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Men wijt de symptomen v deze #cardiovasculaire aandoeningen nog te vaak aan een paniekaanval, maagproblemen, reflux, stress.. Gevolg: foute behandeling & opvolging en risico’s. Hoewel er een zeer uitgesproken effect kan zijn op het hartritme, w ze niet #veroorzaakt door een hartritmestoornis..👇🏼 4 050 0