Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Risk During Subsequent Pregnancy.

Objectives: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a common cause of pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction.

Methods: This study compares the clinical course and longitudinal follow-up of 22 cases of pregnancy-associated SCAD (P-SCAD) with 285 cases of non-pregnancy SCAD (NP-SCAD) from Kaiser Permanente Northern California between September 2002 through June 2017.

Results: Age in the P-SCAD group was significantly lower than in the NP-SCAD group (37.

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Community-Based Cohort.

Context: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cause of acute coronary syndrome, which predominantly affects healthy women; however, few data define this vulnerable population.

Objective: To identify demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with SCAD and determine outcomes in a community-based cohort.

Design: Retrospective cohort study of patients with SCAD at Kaiser Permanente Northern California during a 10-year period.