BRIEF SUMMARY OF PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION
Algirdas Rėkus, Gediminas Jaruševičius Abstract 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…