Circ Genom Precis Med 2022 May 18:101161CIRCGEN121003527. Epub 2022 May 18.
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (I.T., S.H., S.E.I., E.R., S.M., M.T., K.M., C.M.Y.W., P.-C.H., K.J., D.T.H., M.B., L.M.-C., J.C.K., S.L.D., D.F., D.W.M.M., R.M.G., E.G.).
Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cause of acute coronary syndrome that predominantly affects women. Its pathophysiology remains unclear but connective tissue disorders (CTD) and other vasculopathies have been observed in many SCAD patients. A genetic component for SCAD is increasingly appreciated, although few genes have been robustly implicated. Read More