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Repeated Loss of Consciousness in a Young Woman: A Suspicious SMAD3 Mutation Underlying Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Feb 2017
Garcia-Bermúdez Míriam, Moustafa Abdel-Hakim, Barrós-Membrilla Antonio, Tizón-Marcos Helena
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an infrequent cause of acute coronary syndrome and is often underdiagnosed. Intramural hematoma is the most frequent angiographic presentation and is a challenging diagnosis that may require intravascular imaging techniques to confirm it and guide treatment. It affects mostly young women without coronary risk factors and is usually associated with fibromuscular...
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