Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) accounts for 1.7%–4% of all acute coronary
syndrome presentations, particularly among young women with an emerging awareness of …

BACKGROUND Around 1 million cases of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) take
place yearly in the United States of America with around 2 percent of this population …

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare cause of acute coronary
syndromes in young otherwise healthy patients with a striking predilection for the female …

A 32-year-old woman, 3 weeks post partum, was seen in the emergency department
because of intermittent substernal chest pain. The pain had developed suddenly during …

We report on a 22-year-old woman with postpartum dissection of the left anterior descending
artery and the intermediate branch. The patient was treated with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) …

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, cardiac syndrome X, and spontaneous coronary artery
dissection are cardiovascular syndromes with a predilection for women. A complex interplay …

Peripartum coronary artery dissection is rare, but it is an increasingly recognized risk to
women of childbearing age. Literature reviews reveal that about 80% of the population with …

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 …

Coronary artery spasms represent important causes of myocardial ischaemia and infarction
in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease. They are notably seen in younger …

Coronary artery dissection is a rare, sometimes fatal traumatic condition, with 80% of cases
affecting women. The coronary artery develops a tear, causing blood to flow between the …