Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I quickly reviewed the patient’s records and saw that she was a 53 year old woman with a history of BMI 40, but no other identifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. The final diagnosis was spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) starting in the mid LAD and continuing distally where it wraps around the apex.

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Marked differences can be seen in the prevalence of coronary artery stenosis at autopsy by age and gender. In 30-39 year old women the rate of coronary stenosis at autopsy was 5/1,545 (0.3%) while 60-69 year old men had a prevalence of 12%, almost 40 times higher. The results of this dataset by age and gender follow.

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Chest Pain Coronary Artery Disease Cancer Heart Attack 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

distal stenosis or occluded small branches), and 3) nonischemic causes for myocyte injury (e.g., Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) should be considered as a cause of MINOCA. If there is any evidence of atherosclerosis, modifiable CAD risk factors should be treated aggressively. myocarditis).

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