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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Now you have ECG and troponin evidence of ischemia, AND ventricular dysrhythmia, which means this is NOT a stable ACS. The lesion was stented. It they are static, then they are not due to ischemia. This is better evidence for ischemia than any other data point. What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)?

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

The diagnosis typically requires classic clinical features, with no evidence of obstructive coronary disease, and typical findings of ischemia on functional studies. 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.