Open AccessSpontaneous coronary artery dissection in women: What is known and what is yet to be understood
Author(s) -
Tweet Marysia S.,
Kok Susan N.,
Hayes Sharonne N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.22909
Subject(s) - medicine , artery dissection , etiology , scad , demographics , presentation (obstetrics) , dissection (medical) , acute coronary syndrome , sudden cardiac death , cardiology , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , surgery , coronary angiography , demography , sociology
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a nonatherosclerotic etiology of acute coronary syndrome, including sudden cardiac death, which frequently affects younger women. This review highlights contemporary knowledge regarding spontaneous coronary artery dissection demographics, prevalence, diagnosis, presentation, and associated conditions and risks, inpatient treatment, major adverse clinical events, and outpatient management decisions.