Key result
Conservative management remains preferred over PCI for SCAD to allow spontaneous vessel healing.
Why the study?
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is increasingly recognized as an important cause of myocardial infarction in young women.
Case Report (n=3)
This case series highlights diverse clinical presentations of SCAD and reinforces that conservative management is generally preferred over PCI.
Reinforces conservative SCAD preference in case series; leaves open need for randomized trials to guide practice.
Although previously considered rare, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of myocardial infarction in young women. We present three unique cases of SCAD: A 46-year-old woman with a history of trigeminal neuralgia and anxiety presenting elevated troponin-I and chest pain. A 36-year-old woman with recent miscarriage presenting with diffuse T wave inversions and elevated troponin-I. A 58-year-old man with a recent COVID-19 infection presenting with diffuse ST elevations. SCAD is associated with many risk factors. Conservative management is preferred due to spontaneous healing of vessels compared to PCI-driven management of atherosclerotic acute coronary syndrome.
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Iqbal et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) (n=3). Conservative management vs. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was evaluated. Conservative management is generally preferred for spontaneous coronary artery dissection due to the spontaneous healing of vessels, compared to PCI-driven management for atherosclerotic acute coronary syndrome.
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