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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A single-center case series and literature review

Author(s) -

Glória Abreu,

Carlos Galvão Braga,

João Costa,

Pedro Azevedo,

Jorge Marques

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

revista portuguesa de cardiologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2174-2030

pISSN - 0870-2551

DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2017.07.019

Subject(s) - medicine , scad , acute coronary syndrome , single center , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , conventional pci , cardiology , population , surgery , environmental health

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an unusual cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Better recognition and diagnosis has raised awareness of this condition. However, the pathophysiology of SCAD and its prognosis are still little understood. We aimed to investigate the characteristics and prognosis of patients with SCAD, and subsequently performed a review of literature.

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