Age (years±SD) | 45±10 |
Sex | |
Female | 38 (95%) |
Male | 2 (5%) |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |
Hypertension | 7 (18%) |
Smoking | 3 (8%) |
Dyslipidaemia | 4 (10%) |
Diabetes | 2 (5%) |
Family history | 11 (28%) |
Other conditions | |
Migraine | 17 (43%) |
Carotid dissection | 1 (2.5%) |
Extracoronary aneurysm | 2 (5%) |
Polycystic kidney disease | 1 (2.5%) |
Preceding events | |
Post partum | 3 (7.5%) |
Preceding physical stress | 5 (12.5%) |
Preceding emotional stress | 4 (10%) |
Intravenous methamphetamine use | 1 (2.5%) |
Vasoconstrictor drug use | 2 (5%) |
Clinical presentation | |
STEMI | 12 (30%) |
NSTEACS | 26 (65%) |
Cardiac arrest | 5 (12.5%) |
Coronary vessel involvement | |
One | 35 (87.5%) |
Two | 4 (10%) |
Three | 1 (2.5%) |
Coronary territory | |
Left main | 1 (2.5%) |
LAD system | 27 (67.5%) |
LAD | 26 |
Diagonal vessel | 1 |
Circumflex | 10 (25%) |
Circumflex | 5 |
Marginal vessel | 5 |
RCA | 7 (17.5%) |
RCA | 3 |
RCA branches | 4 |
Ramus intermediate | 1 (2.5%) |
Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total SCAD population (n=40).
LAD, left anterior descending; NSTEACS, non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome; RCA, right coronary artery; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction.