Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Background Contemporary management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is still controversial. Results The systematic review included 13 observational studies evaluating 1,801 patients with SCAD. Results The systematic review included 13 observational studies evaluating 1,801 patients with SCAD. Approximately 48.5%
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
DECEMBER 2, 2023
may be misdiagnosed as post infarct angina. Spontaneous coronary dissection vs Iatrogenic dissection SCAD is a rare , different entity , enjoys a popular space in the patho-physiology of CAD. An important therapeutic caution is PCI is contraindicated in SCAD except in critical locations such as left main.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The final diagnosis was spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) starting in the mid LAD and continuing distally where it wraps around the apex. SCAD wasn't on my differential per se , but in retrospect it should have been. Most patients presenting with SCAD report a preceding emotional or physical stressor. Buller, C.
Dr. Anish Koka
MAY 16, 2023
Typical angina was defined as a symptom complex that includes substernal chest pressure or pain that was made worse with exertion/emotional stress, and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. Atypical angina is classified as having any two of the three symptoms, and non-anginal pain any one of the three symptoms.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 31, 2018
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. There are no randomized controlled trials for treatment strategies in SCAD.
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