Clinical Features, Management, and Prognosis of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an acute coronary event of uncertain origin. Clinical features and prognosis remain insufficiently characterized. A retrospective single-center cohort study identified 87 patients with angiographically confirmed SCAD. Incidence, clinical characteristi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-07, Vol.126 (5), p.579-588 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an acute coronary event of uncertain origin. Clinical features and prognosis remain insufficiently characterized.
A retrospective single-center cohort study identified 87 patients with angiographically confirmed SCAD. Incidence, clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, in-hospital outcomes, and long-term risk of SCAD recurrence or major adverse cardiac events were evaluated. Mean age was 42.6 years; 82% were female. Extreme exertion at SCAD onset was more frequent in men (7 of 16 versus 2 of 71; P |
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ISSN: | 0009-7322 1524-4539 |
DOI: | 10.1161/circulationaha.112.105718 |