A Heart Attack With Open Arteries MINOCA stands for myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries. As its name suggests, it's a type of heart attack without any blockages (obstructions) in the main coronary arteries. A related condition, called INOCA (ischemia with non-obstructed coronary arteries), has many of the same symptoms but without the actual heart attack. When diagnosing a heart attack, doctors typically look for blockages in the main coronary arteries. If any are found, they use various methods (such as bypass surgery, angioplasty, or stents) to restore blood flow. Then they prescribe medication, dietary changes, exercise, and other lifestyle changes to prevent more arterial plaque and clots from forming. Conrad, who lives in Yucaipa, CA, already had a healthy lifestyle. She was a vegetarian with normal blood pressure and cholesterol, and no family history of heart disease. In fact, she'd finished a 5K the weekend before her symptoms started. The m...
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