Why the study?
Young healthy women are often considered low risk for ACS, making familiarity with the presentation of SCAD important to improve awareness among emergency physicians.
What are the presenting signs and symptoms of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) in young women in the emergency department?
What are the presenting signs and symptoms of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) in young women in the emergency department?
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Familiarity with the signs and symptoms of SCAD is crucial for emergency physicians to appropriately identify and evaluate young women presenting with chest pain who are otherwise considered low risk for acute coronary syndrome.
With young healthy women often considered "low risk" for ACS, it is important to understand that SCAD is a cause of ACS, and familiarity with presentation can improve awareness among emergency physicians. Our data can provide insight in helping to identify young women who present with chest pain due to SCAD so they can be appropriately evaluated.
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Johnson et al. (2021) studied this question.
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