Oct 30, 2023 · Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nontraumatic, noniatrogenic separation of the coronary arterial wall and is an infrequent cause of acute myocardial infarction. It is more common in younger patients and in women. Modern usage of the term SCAD denotes nonatherosclerotic causes, which is the primary focus of this topic.

Aug 17, 2021 · Three approaches to help distinguish SCAD from atherosclerosis in ambiguous cases include presence of luminal thrombus (atherosclerosis), intracoronary imaging, and coronary computed tomography angiography.

Over the past decade, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as an important cause of myocardial infarction, particularly among younger women. The pace of knowledge acquisition has been rapid, but ongoing challenges include accurately diagnosing SCAD and improving outcomes.

Apr 14, 2019 · Aims: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) was underdiagnosed and poorly understood for decades. It is increasingly recognized as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI) in women. We aimed to assess the natural history of SCAD, which has not been adequately explored.

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Jan 6, 2015 · Patients with SCAD can present with heart attacks, cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac death. Symptoms of heart attacks in these cases can include chest, shoulder, arm, or epigastric pain, with or without shortness of breath and nausea/vomiting.

Dec 2, 2021 · There are a few main instruments that are required to open up the coronary arteries, and to suture a graft into the aorta or onto the coronary artery to enable easy blood flow. The main instruments are Pott’s scissors (forward cutting, reverse cutting and straight cutting).

Feb 22, 2018 · Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as an important cause of acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, and sudden death, particularly among young women and individuals with few conventional atherosclerotic risk factors.

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Saw tooth cardiomyopathy is an unusual and rare type of left ventricular dysplasia that is characterized by multiple projections of compacted myocardium that makes the appearance of ‘saw tooth’ in noninvasive imaging.