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How and when to suspect spontaneous coronary artery dissection: novel insights from a single-centre series on prevalence and angiographic appearance

EuroIntervention 2017;12:e2236-e2243 published online December 2016 published online e-edition April 2017. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-16-00187

Pascal Motreff
Pascal Motreff1,2*, MD, PhD; Guilhem Malcles1,2, MD; Nicolas Combaret1,2, MD; Nicolas Barber-Chamoux1,2, MD; Sara Bouajila1, MD; Bruno Pereira3, PhD; Aimé Amonchot1, MD; Bernard Citron1,2, MD, PhD; Jean-René Lusson1,2, MD, PhD; Romain Eschalier1,2, MD, PhD; Géraud Souteyrand1,2, MD
1. Department of Cardiology, Gabriel Montpied Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France; 2. Clermont Université, Université d’Auvergne, Cardio Vascular Interventional Therapy and Imaging (CaVITI), Image Science for Intervent

Aims: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an underdiagnosed entity of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Its prevalence remains unclear due to a challenging diagnosis, particular

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