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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

MINOCA now encompasses Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), a rare condition that is known to manifest primarily in women and affects the epicardial coronary artery. It’s not a conventional cause of heart attacks, but I don’t understand the decision to classify it under the MINOCA umbrella. years of age versus 59.0±8.4