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  • Cardiology
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an emerging cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), particularly in young women without traditional atherosclerotic risk factors.
  • SCAD is defined as a non-traumatic, non-atherosclerotic tear in a coronary artery, often associated with conditions like fibromuscular dysplasia or connective tissue disorders.
  • Despite increasing recognition, SCAD remains underdiagnosed due to physician unawareness and similar clinical presentations to ACS.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight SCAD as a significant cause of myocardial infarction in women.
  • To discuss the challenges in diagnosing SCAD and differentiate it from atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
  • To review current understanding of risk factors, presentation, and management strategies for SCAD.

Main Methods:

  • Review of epidemiological data on SCAD prevalence in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) cases.
  • Analysis of clinical presentations, diagnostic challenges, and risk factors associated with SCAD.
  • Discussion of current management approaches, including conservative treatment and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Main Results:

  • SCAD accounts for up to 4% of all ACS cases and 35% of ACS in women under 50.
  • Coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis, but misdiagnosis as ACS is common.
  • Conservative medical management is generally favored over PCI due to higher failure rates and poor outcomes with intervention.

Conclusions:

  • SCAD is an under-recognized cause of myocardial infarction, predominantly in women, requiring increased physician awareness.
  • Optimal diagnostic and management strategies for SCAD are still evolving, with a need for further research and randomized controlled trials.
  • Current evidence suggests a conservative approach is often best, reserving PCI for select high-risk SCAD patients.