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: ...

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 ...

Background A 34-year-old postpartum woman presented at hospital with chest pain. She had experienced an uneventful delivery of a healthy infant and had no known coronary risk factors.

A familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a type of heart attack that most commonly affects younger women, has been identified by researchers, suggesting a genetic ...

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 ...

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 at the EAPCI Summit 2026. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection ...

For the first time, the American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a scientific statement on spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which they hope will "spur a change in the paradigm of care ...

A coronary artery dissection occurs when there is injury to the intima resulting in its separation from the media creating a false lumen. This can result in hemodynamically significant stenosis and ...

ANEURYSMS of the coronary arteries are decidedly uncommon. They comprise congenital, mycoticembolic, syphilitic, polyarteritis-nodosa, arteriosclerotic and dissecting types. Of these, arteriosclerotic ...

The Case Study by Satoda and colleagues, 1 published in this issue of Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, reopens the discussion about spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).

Munich, Germany – 20 February 2026: New insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection – a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients – were presented today at the EAPCI ...