Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Underrepresented Region: Insights from the Serbian (RS) SCAD Registry

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The Serbian SCAD Registry provides the first comprehensive multicenter data on spontaneous coronary artery dissection in Eastern Europe.
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The study included 123 patients, predominantly female, with a mean age of 47.8 years and high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors.
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Emotional stress was identified as the most common precipitating factor for SCAD, affecting 38.5% of patients.
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In-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 23.6% of patients, with an 8.1% mortality rate.
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The findings suggest a need for improved adherence to conservative management guidelines to enhance patient outcomes.

Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine

by Apostolović, Svetlana Radomir, Stanojevic, Dragana , Mehmedbegovic, Zlatko , Krljanac, Gordana , Ilić, Ivan , Petrovic, Milovan , Djokovic, Aleksandra , Mitov, Vladimir , Zdravkovic, Vladimir , Kovacevic, Mila , Maricic, Bojan , Andjelkovic Apostolovic, Marija , Nikolic, Miroslav , Cankovic, Milenko , Dabovic, Dragana , Zivanovic, Zeljko , Stanetic, Bojan , Iveljic, Ivana , Nikolic, Dusan , Aleksandric, Srdjan , Beleslin, Branko Dusan
April 24, 2026

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