Key result
SCAD accounts for ~5-8% of ACS presentations and requires distinct management from atherosclerotic disease.
Why the study?
SCAD demographics, risk factors, and management differ from atherosclerotic disease, prompting this review to provide a contemporary understanding.
Systematic Review
SCAD is a distinct entity responsible for 5-8% of ACS presentations, requiring different management strategies compared to atherosclerotic disease.
SCAD identification in ACS necessitates tailored non-atherosclerotic management; reinforces consensus on its distinct entity status.
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary artery disease due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) accounts for 5-8% of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presentations. The demographic characteristics, risk factors, and management of patients with SCAD differ from those with atherosclerotic disease. The objective of this review is to provide a contemporary understanding of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of SCAD.
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Teruzzi et al. (2021) conducted a systematic review in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) accounts for 5-8% of acute coronary syndrome presentations and requires distinct management compared to atherosclerotic disease.
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