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 ...

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 ...

New insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection—a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients—were presented at the EAPCI Summit 2026. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection ...

New insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection – a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients – were presented today at the EAPCI Summit 2026. The summit is a new event ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Five years ago, Nichole Herring lost control of her future. During a "Friendsgiving" gathering, she experienced severe chest pain and was admitted into the emergency room and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — When you think about how to improve your heart heath, you may think about heart attacks and preventing them with diet and exercise. But there’s another risk that we don’t often see. Dr ...

TCT 784: Socioeconomic Disparities in Outcomes of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Females ...

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic variant associated with a greater risk of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a common cause of acute MI in young and middle-age ...

New insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection – a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients – were presented today at the EAPCI Summit 2026.1 The summit is a ...