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. 2022 Jul 5;146(1):69-72.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059635. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

Pregnancy and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Lessons From Survivors and Nonsurvivors

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Pregnancy and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Lessons From Survivors and Nonsurvivors

Nathan Chan et al. Circulation. .
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Keywords: coronary vessels; maternal death; myocardial infarction; pregnancy.

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Timing, presentation, and revascularization management of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection associated with pregnancy. One patient with spontaneous coronary artery dissection associated with pregnancy (P-SCAD) did not receive angiography of the right coronary artery. CABG indicates coronary artery bypass grafting; NSTEMI, non–ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SCAD, spontaneous coronary artery dissection; STEMI, ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction; and TIMI, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction.

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