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MINOCA in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease

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  Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder in which microvascular occlusion causes complications across multiple organ systems. Acute myocardial infarction is increasingly recognized as a feature of sickle cell disease. Acute myocardial infarction is often clinically overshadowed by more substantial presentations of vasoocclusion such as musculoskeletal pain. However, one-third of adults with sickle cell disease suffer from left ventricular...