%0 Journal Article
%T Review: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: contemporary aspects of diagnosis and patient management
%A Antonio Fern¨˘ndez-Ortiz
%A Carlos Macaya
%A Fernando Macaya
%A Javier Escaned
%A Nieves Gonzalo
%A Pablo Salinas
%J Archive of "Open Heart".
%D 2018
%R 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000884
%X Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an increasingly recognised cause of acute coronary syndromes, especially in young and middle-age women. Recognising its particularities and differences with atherosclerotic disease is central for appropriately identifying and approaching these patients. The authors review the current state of knowledge on spontaneous coronary artery dissection and provide practical recommendations for the diagnosis and management of this condition, both in the acute and convalescence phases
%K coronary artery disease
%K peripheral vascular disease
%K coronary angiography
%K interventional cardiology
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6241978/