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==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==


*[[Spontaneous coronary artery dissection]] ([[SCAD]]) was first described by Pretty in 1931 in which a 42-year-old woman presented with [[nausea]] and [[chest pain]] died unexpectedly due to rupture of a [[dissecting]] [[atheroma|atheromatous]] [[aneurysm]] in the [[right coronary artery]] following repetitive [[retching]] and [[vomiting]].
*[[Spontaneous coronary artery dissection]] ([[SCAD]]) was first described by Pretty in 1931 in which a 42-year-old [[woman]] presented with [[nausea]] and [[chest pain]] died unexpectedly due to rupture of a [[dissecting]] [[atheroma|atheromatous]] [[aneurysm]] in the [[right coronary artery]] following repetitive [[retching]] and [[vomiting]].
* In the [[autopsy|post-morterm examination]], [[heart]] [[muscle]] and [[valve]] appeared normal, and there was extensive [[hemorrhage]] between [[aorta]] and [[pulmonary artery]] secondary to [[coronary artery]] [[rupture]] presumably during the sudden and violent [[retching]] attack.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Reports of Societies|journal=BMJ|volume=1|issue=3667|year=1931|pages=667–669|issn=0959-8138|doi=10.1136/bmj.1.3667.667}}</ref>   
* In the [[autopsy|post-morterm examination]], [[heart]] [[muscle]] and [[valve]] appeared normal, and there was extensive [[hemorrhage]] between [[aorta]] and [[pulmonary artery]] secondary to [[coronary artery]] [[rupture]] presumably during the sudden and violent [[retching]] attack.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Reports of Societies|journal=BMJ|volume=1|issue=3667|year=1931|pages=667–669|issn=0959-8138|doi=10.1136/bmj.1.3667.667}}</ref>   
*Since then, more than 1,500 cases of [[SCAD]] have been reported in the English literature.
*Since then, more than 1,500 cases of [[SCAD]] have been reported in the English literature.

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Differentiating Spontaneous coronary artery dissection from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Approach

History and Symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.; Arzu Kalayci, M.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: SCAD

Overview

The first case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection was described by Pretty in 1931.

Historical Perspective

References

  1. "Reports of Societies". BMJ. 1 (3667): 667–669. 1931. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.3667.667. ISSN 0959-8138.