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Regional and temporal variations of spontaneous coronary artery dissection care according to consensus recommendations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Heart

Aim The first expert consensus documents on management of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) were published in 2018. We aim to review the proportion of patients with SCAD receiving consensus recommendations globally, regionally and, determine differences in practice before and after 2018. female) were included.

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50 yo with V fib has ROSC, then these 2 successive ECGs: what is the infarct artery?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The April 8, 2022 post by Drs. Relevance to Today's CASE: As per Dr. Smith — Trying to predict the "culprit" artery in today's case was confusing.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Clin Cardiol [Internet] 2022;Available from: [link] ECG 2: 35 minutes after arrival Ongoing OMI. Currently, SCAD is a diagnosis that can only be established emergently in the cath lab with angiography. If SCAD is not fully occlusive and causing ongoing myocardial damage, then many times it may be managed medically.