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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2025

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Unveiled: Pathophysiology, Imaging, and Evolving Management Strategies.

Constantin Andrei Rusali, Ioana Caterina Lupu, Lavinia Maria Rusali, Lucia Cojocaru

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Constantin Andrei RusaliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, 145 Tomis Boulevard, 900591 Constanta, Romania.
Ioana Caterina LupuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, 145 Tomis Boulevard, 900591 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-2601-8819
Lavinia Maria RusaliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, 145 Tomis Boulevard, 900591 Constanta, Romania.
Lucia CojocaruDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, 145 Tomis Boulevard, 900591 Constanta, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized, non-atherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), particularly in younger women. This comprehensive review outlines SCAD's unique pathophysiology, which is linked to underlying arteriopathies like fibromuscular dysplasia, and highlights the critical role of advanced intravascular imaging for accurate diagnosis. A fundamental shift in management is detailed, with evidence favoring a conservative strategy for stable patients due to high rates of spontaneous vessel healing, reserving technically challenging invasive interventions for high-risk cases. Importantly, this review also addresses long-term outcomes, noting significant rates of recurrence and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE), a high prevalence of persistent chest pain, and the central role of beta-blocker therapy in secondary prevention. Ultimately, SCAD requires a departure from standard ACS protocols towards a personalized approach that emphasizes accurate diagnosis, cautious initial management, and vigilant long-term follow-up.

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acute coronary syndrome (ACS)fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)intravascular imagingnon-atherosclerotic myocardial infarctionspontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)

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PMID40863352
PMCPMC12387091

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