BRIEF SUMMARY OF PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION

Tomas 30, Numeris 3 (2020)

Algirdas Rėkus, Gediminas Jaruševičius Santrauka Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It was first described 80 years ago. Pathogenetic me­chanisms are most likely to be associated with inti­mas tear or bleeding vasa-vasorum, which resulting in intramural haemorrhage. SCAD typically occurs in young women who do not have…