Highlights the need for collaborative research to transition SCAD management from expert consensus to evidence-based medicine.
SCAD management relies on expert consensus; leaves open the need for collaborative trials to establish evidence-based guidelines.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) represents an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), especially in young females. Novel diagnostic insights obtained from intracoronary imaging and the frequent association with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), have recently enriched our understanding of this unique clinical entity. Recently, two scientific statements from both sides of the Atlantic, summarizing the available information on SCAD, have been simultaneously published. These should help to guide the clinical management of these challenging patients. Major collaborative research efforts are required to move from expert-based recommendations to evidence-based [corrected] medicine.
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Alfonso et al. (2018) conducted a review in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Recent scientific statements on spontaneous coronary artery dissection highlight the need for major collaborative research to move from expert-based recommendations to evidence-based medicine.
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