Does psychosocial stress lead to spontaneous coronary artery dissection? A review of the evidence

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is the acute development of a false lumen within the coronary artery wall by the spontaneous formation of an intramural hematoma which may compromise coronary (blood) flow by compression of the true lumen. Psychological factors have been implicated in it...

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Main Author: Simon W Rabkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Heart and Mind
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Online Access:http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2022;volume=6;issue=4;spage=219;epage=225;aulast=Rabkin