Grigorios Tsigkas, Maria Bozika, Kassiani-Maria Nastouli, Anastasios Apostolos, Michaela Routoula, Athanasia-Maria Georga, Anastasia Latta, Angeliki Papageorgiou, Michail I Papafaklis, Georgios Leventopoulos, Grigoris V Karamasis, Periklis Davlouros
SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While the cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 have been thoroughly described, there are limited published studies in the literature establishing a connection between spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and COVID-19. Cardiovascular manifestations include, among others, myocarditis, acute myocardial infraction, and thrombosis. In general, SCAD is an uncommon and underdiagnosed cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly in younger women and in patients with underlying fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)...
February 28, 2024: Life