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Risks and benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention in spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Deevia KotechaMarcos Garcia-GuimaraesDiluka PremawardhanaDario PellegriniClare Oliver-WilliamsVasiliki BountzioukaAlice WoodNalin NatarajanRobert JacksonNathan ChanJan ZiaullahRoby D RakhitStephen P HooleTom W JohnsonJacek KadzielaPeter F LudmanNilesh J SamaniAngela H E M MaasRobert-Jan M van GeunsFernando AlfonsoDavid Adlam
Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)
While a conservative approach to revascularisation is favoured, SCAD cases with higher risk presentations may require PCI. SCAD-PCI is associated with longer stent lengths and a higher risk of complications but leads to overall improvements in coronary flow and good medium-term outcomes in patients.
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