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 ...

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: ...

Dissection is a medical term for tissue separation. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection, SCAD, occurs when a tear or separation forms in the wall of a coronary artery. The tear leads to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients admitted to the hospital with acute MI and spontaneous coronary artery dissection, more than 12% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More extensive stenting improved coronary perfusion and reduced myocardial injury among high-risk patients with ...

TO JENNIFER RHONDELLA OKAY, THANKS. KELLY ANN. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING. A TYPE OF HEART ATTACK THAT ALMOST ALWAYS AFFECTS WOMEN. HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DOCTOR COLLEEN HARRINGTON, DIRECTOR OF THE ...

Individuals with STEMI caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) who are treated with intravenous thrombolysis prior to coronary angiography fare no worse in the hospital compared with ...

—A study from the Mayo Clinic examined menopausal symptoms and hormone therapy use in women with a history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a cause of acute coronary syndrome. According to ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Five years ago, Nichole Herring lost control of her future. During a "Friendsgiving" gathering, she experienced severe chest pain and was admitted into the emergency room and ...

HEALING AFTER KIDNEY DAMAGE. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, PREGNANT WOMEN DEAL WITH A WIDE SPECTRUM OF SYMPTOMS. YOU GOT NAUSEA, TENDER BREASTS, FREQUENT URINATION. BUT IF YOU’RE PREGNANT AND YOU ...