Remove 2020 Remove SCAD Remove Stenosis
article thumbnail

A woman in her 30s with sudden chest pain, nausea, and diaphoresis. Was her cardiology management appropriate?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Cath report later that afternoon, around 25 hours since arrival: "There was a 70% proximal LAD stenosis secondary to a spontaneous coronary dissection with narrowing of the proximal LAD to at least 50% stenosis. Currently, SCAD is a diagnosis that can only be established emergently in the cath lab with angiography.

article thumbnail

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

distal stenosis or occluded small branches), and 3) nonischemic causes for myocyte injury (e.g., Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) should be considered as a cause of MINOCA. 24, 2020 post ( link to that post given above ). The diagnosis of MINOCA should exclude: 1) other overt causes for elevated troponin (e.g.,