ABSTRACT Background Although it is a poorly known disease, spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an important and frequently underdiagnosed cause of non-atherosclerotic acute coronary syndrome, particularly in women. The objective of this study was to characterize a consecutive sample of patients diagnosed with spontaneous coronary artery dissection with respect to predisposing and precipitating factors; clinical and angiographic presentation; management; occurrence of adverse cardiac events; recurrence; and de novo spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Methods Longitudinal, observational, retrospective, single-centre study, including patients […]
