Open AccessSpontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Does Being Unemployed Matter? Insights from the GSCAD Registry
Author(s) -
Amin Daoulah,
Salem M. Al-Faifi,
William T. Hurley,
Abdulaziz Alasmari,
Mohammed Rashid Ocheltree,
Rami Hussam Abushanab,
Hisham Hussein,
Ahmed Abdallah Emam,
Vikram Grewal,
Zainab M. Jafary,
Ahmad Hersi,
Edward DeVol,
Alawi AlsheikhAli,
Ali Haneef,
Amir Lotfi,
G-Scad Investigators
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current cardiology reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-6557
pISSN - 1573-403X
DOI - 10.2174/1573403x16999200817173944
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , scad , cardiology , ventricular fibrillation , sudden cardiac death , acute coronary syndrome , ventricular tachycardia , cardiogenic shock
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as an important cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death. Physical or emotional stressors are the most commonly reported triggers for SCAD. Unemployment has been identified as a source of emotional stress and is linked to poor mental and physical health.