Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience.

Karthik Murugiah Lian ChenRachel P DreyerGeorgios BourasBasmah SafdarRohan KheraYuan LuErica S SpatzVivian G NgAakriti GuptaHéctor BuenoMarysia S TweetJohn A SpertusSharonne N HayesAlexandra LanskyHarlan M Krumholz

Published in: PloS one (2022)

SCAD patients fare marginally better than other AMI patients on most health status instruments and have similar 12-month health status recovery. Better pre-event health status suggests a need to modify exercise prescriptions and cardiac rehabilitation protocols to better assist this physically active population to recover.

Keyphrases

acute myocardial infarction
end stage renal disease
coronary artery
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heart failure
physical activity
high intensity
body composition
pulmonary arterial hypertension