Table 2 Risk factors for specific phenotypes of AMI
From: Acute mesenteric ischemia: guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery
| Â | Pathogenesis of AMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute mesenteric arterial embolism | Acute mesenteric arterial thrombosis | NOMI | Mesenteric venous thrombosis | |
Risk factors | Atrial fibrillation Recent MI cardiac thrombi Mitral valve disease Left ventricular aneurysm Endocarditis Previous embolic disease | Diffuse atherosclerotic disease Postprandial pain Weight loss | Cardiac failure Low flow states Multi-organ dysfunction Vasopressors | Portal hypertension History of VTE Oral contraceptives Estrogen use Thrombophilia pancreatitis |