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Management and outcomes of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a systematic review of the literature

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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.

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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Next day, t he patient was taken for an angiogram and found to have a reperfused LAD lesion with good flow that appeared to the angiographer as if it was a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. The lesion was stented. What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)?

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