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  • Cardiology
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an underrecognized cause of myocardial infarction.
  • SCAD disproportionately affects younger women.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges of SCAD.
  • To emphasize the importance of advanced imaging in SCAD diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical presentations and diagnostic modalities for SCAD.
  • Discussion of non-pathognomonic angiographic findings.
  • Emphasis on intracoronary imaging techniques.

Main Results:

  • SCAD diagnosis can be challenging due to subtle angiographic features.
  • Intracoronary imaging significantly improves SCAD detection rates.
  • Conservative management is often successful.

Conclusions:

  • Increased clinician awareness of SCAD variants is crucial.
  • Utilizing intracoronary imaging enhances diagnostic accuracy for SCAD.
  • Long-term cardiovascular follow-up is recommended for SCAD patients.