Why the study?
What is the prevalence, therapeutic management, and medium-term prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in patients presenting with ACS?
Population
11,605 patients from a database, evaluating spontaneous coronary artery dissection in patients presenting…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to SCAD in young women with ACS; observational data leaves open optimal long-term strategies.
What is the prevalence, therapeutic management, and medium-term prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in patients presenting with ACS?
SCAD is a notable cause of ACS in young women, frequently managed with medical therapy and associated with a favorable 1-year prognosis for those surviving the acute phase.
Vanzetto et al. (2008) studied this question.
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