Open AccessScreening of extra-coronary arteriopathy with magnetic resonance angiography in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a single-centre experience
Author(s) -
Fernando Macaya,
Manuel Moreu,
Virginia Ruiz-Pizarro,
Carlos Salazar,
Eduardo Pozo,
Andrés Aldazábal,
Ricardo Ayello Guerra,
Santiago Rosati,
Pablo Salinas,
Nieves Gonzalo,
Marı́a José Pérez-Vizcayno,
Leopoldo Pérez de Isla,
Antonio Fernández-Ortı́z,
Carlos Macaya,
David Adlam,
Juan Arrazola,
Javier Escaned
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2019.04.09
Subject(s) - medicine , scad , fibromuscular dysplasia , arterial dissection , radiology , magnetic resonance angiography , dissection (medical) , angiography , cardiology , artery , magnetic resonance imaging , prospective cohort study , renal artery , myocardial infarction , kidney
Current consensus recommends extended vascular investigation in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). We here report our experience with the use of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for screening extra-coronary arteriopathy in patients presenting with SCAD.