A Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is, as the name suggests, a tear in the wall of a coronary artery that occurs suddenly, without an identified cause.
This site is intended to provide information and make cardiology comprehensible for all patients; it is not a substitute for a doctor. It does, however, enable a better understanding of how the heart works, the many heart diseases that exist, the tests required to reach a diagnosis, and the drugs and other methods used to treat them.
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