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SCAD causes MI in younger women and typically warrants conservative management with long-term follow-up.
SCAD is an important cause of myocardial infarction in younger women, requiring clinician familiarity with angiographic variants and intracoronary imaging for diagnosis, with conservative management typically recommended.
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Clinicians should suspect SCAD in younger women with MI; leaves open optimal long-term strategies pending prospective data.
Jacqueline Saw (2015) conducted a review in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an important cause of myocardial infarction, especially in younger women, and is typically managed conservatively with long-term cardiovascular follow-up.
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