Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) secondary to an epicardial coronary artery dissection that is not associated with atherosclerosis or trauma and is not iatrogenic.1 Myocardial injury is caused by the development of a dissection flap or intramural hematoma in the tunica media leading to coronary obstruction. Two hypo...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research