Canadian spontaneous coronary artery dissection cohort study: in-hospital and 30-day outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) was underdiagnosed and poorly understood for decades. It is increasingly recognized as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI) in women. We aimed to assess the natural history of SCAD, which has not been adequately explored.

Methods and results

We performed a multicentre, prospective, observational study of patients with non-atherosclerotic SCAD presenting acutely from 22 centres in North America. Institutional ethics approval and patient consents were obtained. We recorded baseline demographics, in-hospital characteristics, precipitating/predisposing conditions, angiographic features (assessed by core laboratory), in-hospital major adverse events (MAE), and 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). We pros

SUBMITTER: Saw J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6462308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature