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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This is diagnostic of myocardial infarction. What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)? I asked Angie Lobo ( [link] ), a third year intermal medicine resident at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (and Minneapolis Heart Institute) and an aspiring cardiologist, to write a couple paragraphs on SCAD.

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1 hour of CPR, then ECMO circulation, then successful defibrillation.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease). Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) should be considered as a cause of MINOCA. If the arrest had another etiology (such as old scar), and the ST elevation is due to severe shock, then it is a type II STEMI. What is MINOCA?