Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nonatherosclerotic, nontraumatic separation of the coronary arterial walls and causes acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. Image Credit: ...

A 34-year-old woman presented to the hospital after calling the emergency medical service (EMS) due to prolonged constrictive pain in her chest, which had come on suddenly at home. Records showed that ...

Data regarding clinical outcomes after intravascular imaging–guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for complex coronary-artery lesions, as compared with outcomes after angiography-guided PCI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More extensive stenting improved coronary perfusion and reduced myocardial injury among high-risk patients with ...

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Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to your heart. You have two coronary arteries, one on the left side and one on the right side of your heart. Dissection is a medical ...

Exercise Physiologist Mitch Kline, left, and Aitkin resident Joanna Jackson, who is in cardiac therapy at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin following a heart attack.

—A study from the Mayo Clinic examined menopausal symptoms and hormone therapy use in women with a history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a cause of acute coronary syndrome. According to ...