Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
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spontaneous-coronary-artery-dissection-287-15142662
title:
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
text:
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon but potentially lethal condition in which one of the coronary arteries that supply the heart, spontaneously develops a blood collection, or hematoma, within the artery wall due to a tear in the wall. SCAD is one of the arterial dissections that can occur. SCAD is a major cause of heart attacks in young, otherwise healthy women who usually lack typical cardiovascular risk factors. While the exact cause is not yet known, SCAD is likely r
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description:
Uncommon cause of heart attacks mostly affecting younger, healthy women
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_coronary_artery_dissection
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date modified:
2024-02-17T07:31:57Z
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