Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection? | Zendy

Zoran Jović | Zendy; Slobodan Obradović | Zendy; Nemanja Djenic | Zendy; Zorica Mladenović | Zendy; Predrag Djuric | Zendy; Marijan Spasić | Zendy; Dragan Tavčiovski | Zendy

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Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?

Author(s) -

Zoran Jović,

Slobodan Obradović,

Nemanja Djenic,

Zorica Mladenović,

Predrag Djuric,

Marijan Spasić,

Dragan Tavčiovski

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp1506536j

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , thrombolysis , scad , dissection (medical) , coronary artery disease , artery , acute coronary syndrome , surgery

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare disease with poor prognosis. It mainly affects young women free of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) and women during the peripartum period. The prognosis for myocardial infarction caused by SCAD is poor, management is often difficult and guidelines still missing.

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