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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Laboratory findings consistent with the [[diagnosis]] of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is similar to [[myocardial infarction]] as it most commonly presents with this manifestation. It includes elevated levels of [[troponin]] which may be absent in 27% of the [[patients]]. | Laboratory findings consistent with the [[diagnosis]] of [[spontaneous coronary artery dissection]] is similar to [[myocardial infarction]] as it most commonly presents with this manifestation. It includes elevated levels of [[troponin]] which may be absent in 27% of the [[patients]]. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
* Laboratory findings consistent with the [[diagnosis]] of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is similar to [[myocardial infarction]] as it most commonly presents with this manifestation. It includes elevated levels of [[troponin]] which may be absent in 27% of the [[patients]].<ref name="KimLongo2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kim|first1=Esther S.H.|last2=Longo|first2=Dan L.|title=Spontaneous Coronary-Artery Dissection|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=383|issue=24|year=2020|pages=2358–2370|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMra2001524}}</ref> | * Laboratory findings consistent with the [[diagnosis]] of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is similar to [[myocardial infarction]] as it most commonly presents with this manifestation. It includes elevated levels of [[troponin]] which may be absent in 27% of the [[patients]].<ref name="KimLongo2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kim|first1=Esther S.H.|last2=Longo|first2=Dan L.|title=Spontaneous Coronary-Artery Dissection|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=383|issue=24|year=2020|pages=2358–2370|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMra2001524}}</ref> | ||
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Synonyms and keywords: SCAD
Overview
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is similar to myocardial infarction as it most commonly presents with this manifestation. It includes elevated levels of troponin which may be absent in 27% of the patients.
Laboratory Findings
- Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is similar to myocardial infarction as it most commonly presents with this manifestation. It includes elevated levels of troponin which may be absent in 27% of the patients.[1]
- Absent increased troponin does not rule out this condition.
References
- ↑ Kim, Esther S.H.; Longo, Dan L. (2020). "Spontaneous Coronary-Artery Dissection". New England Journal of Medicine. 383 (24): 2358–2370. doi:10.1056/NEJMra2001524. ISSN 0028-4793.