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%

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

DECEMBER 2, 2023

This has important clinical significance , as many successfully lysed STEMI patient might have minimal segments of dissection/deep plaque fissures. , may be misdiagnosed as post infarct angina. An important therapeutic caution is PCI is contraindicated in SCAD except in critical locations such as left main.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 31, 2018

It is equivalent to a transient STEMI. Not much, but studies of STEMI and NonSTEMI show that about 70% of those diagnosed with STEMI have a peak troponin I above 10 ng/mL and that about 70% of those diagnosed with NonSTEMI have a peak troponin I below 10 ng/mL. What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)?

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