Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In the absence of these factors it is termed spontaneous coronary artery dissection ( SCAD ). At that time the literature suggested: SCAD was rare , Mostly related to pregnancy , Seen on angiography as a dissection flap , and Managed similarly to MI caused by CAD (ASA, BB, lytics/PCI ). The SCAD cases in Lobo et al. Lobo et al.

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Chest Pain SCAD STEMI Cardiogenic Shock 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Here is the post shock ECG: Cardiology was called stat for ischemic VT, query SCAD vs thrombotic occlusion vs coronary vasospasm. Cath lab was activated: There was no coronary artery disease, but there was spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) of the distal LAD, which was narrowed by 95%, and treated medically.

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Chest Pain Pericarditis SCAD STEMI 66

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:A recent regional study suggested an upward trend in the incidence rates of spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD). Trends were further stratified by sex, age group, and race.Result:From 2005 to 2019, we identified 557,063,391 patients, of whom 125,102 (0.02%) had non-traumatic CAD.

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SCAD Inpatient Stroke Strokes 40