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Review
. 2017 Dec;9(12):5489-5492.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.11.07.

The link between spontaneous coronary artery dissection and takotsubo cardiomyopathy: analysis of the published cases

Dario Buccheri  1 , Giulia Zambelli  2
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Review

The link between spontaneous coronary artery dissection and takotsubo cardiomyopathy: analysis of the published cases

Dario Buccheri et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTS) are two non-atherosclerotic causes of myocardial infarction. They share several common features. Firstly, they have a predilection for the female gender and, in both, the exact mechanism has yet to be fully established. Both they could be responsible for an acute coronary syndrome. Hence, we want to do further consideration based on pathophysiology, literature review, and cases presented affected by both entities up today.

Keywords: Spontaneous coronary artery disease (SCAD); acute coronary syndrome (ACS); coronary angiography; coronary artery disease (CAD); interventional cardiology; intravascular imaging; takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTS).

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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