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Coronary artery dissection

MedGen UID:
881843
Concept ID:
C0340648
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Dissection of coronary artery
SNOMED CT: Dissection of coronary artery (732230001)
 
HPO: HP:0006702

Definition

Acute occurrence of a dissection (tear within the tunica intima and entry of blood into the tunica media) of a coronary artery. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Idiopathic spontaneous coronary artery dissection
MedGen UID:
377701
Concept ID:
C1852540
Disease or Syndrome
A rare vascular disease characterized by idiopathic detachment of the layers of the walls of coronary arteries, creating a false lumen which limits the main coronary flow, leading to myocardial ischemia. Clinical manifestations include acute coronary syndromes, especially ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), syncope, cardiogenic shock, or sudden cardiac death. The condition typically affects young women.
Aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 8
MedGen UID:
815843
Concept ID:
C3809513
Disease or Syndrome
Any familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the PRKG1 gene.

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PubMed

Virani SS, Newby LK, Arnold SV, Bittner V, Brewer LC, Demeter SH, Dixon DL, Fearon WF, Hess B, Johnson HM, Kazi DS, Kolte D, Kumbhani DJ, LoFaso J, Mahtta D, Mark DB, Minissian M, Navar AM, Patel AR, Piano MR, Rodriguez F, Talbot AW, Taqueti VR, Thomas RJ, van Diepen S, Wiggins B, Williams MS; Peer Review Committee Members
Circulation 2023 Aug 29;148(9):e9-e119. Epub 2023 Jul 20 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168. PMID: 37471501
Pristera N, Chaudhury P, Van Iterson EH, Cho LS
Cleve Clin J Med 2021 Nov 2;88(11):623-630. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20162. PMID: 34728488
Gornik HL, Persu A, Adlam D, Aparicio LS, Azizi M, Boulanger M, Bruno RM, de Leeuw P, Fendrikova-Mahlay N, Froehlich J, Ganesh SK, Gray BH, Jamison C, Januszewicz A, Jeunemaitre X, Kadian-Dodov D, Kim ES, Kovacic JC, Mace P, Morganti A, Sharma A, Southerland AM, Touzé E, van der Niepen P, Wang J, Weinberg I, Wilson S, Olin JW, Plouin PF
Vasc Med 2019 Apr;24(2):164-189. Epub 2019 Jan 16 doi: 10.1177/1358863X18821816. PMID: 30648921

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hayes SN, Tweet MS, Adlam D, Kim ESH, Gulati R, Price JE, Rose CH
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Aug 25;76(8):961-984. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.084. PMID: 32819471
Gulati R, Behfar A, Narula J, Kanwar A, Lerman A, Cooper L, Singh M
Mayo Clin Proc 2020 Jan;95(1):136-156. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.05.001. PMID: 31902409
Shufelt CL, Pacheco C, Tweet MS, Miller VM
Adv Exp Med Biol 2018;1065:433-454. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-77932-4_27. PMID: 30051400Free PMC Article
Hayes SN, Kim ESH, Saw J, Adlam D, Arslanian-Engoren C, Economy KE, Ganesh SK, Gulati R, Lindsay ME, Mieres JH, Naderi S, Shah S, Thaler DE, Tweet MS, Wood MJ; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 May 8;137(19):e523-e557. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000564. PMID: 29472380Free PMC Article
Saw J, Humphries K, Aymong E, Sedlak T, Prakash R, Starovoytov A, Mancini GBJ
J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 Aug 29;70(9):1148-1158. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.06.053. PMID: 28838364

Diagnosis

Hayes SN, Tweet MS, Adlam D, Kim ESH, Gulati R, Price JE, Rose CH
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Aug 25;76(8):961-984. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.084. PMID: 32819471
Gulati R, Behfar A, Narula J, Kanwar A, Lerman A, Cooper L, Singh M
Mayo Clin Proc 2020 Jan;95(1):136-156. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.05.001. PMID: 31902409
Shufelt CL, Pacheco C, Tweet MS, Miller VM
Adv Exp Med Biol 2018;1065:433-454. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-77932-4_27. PMID: 30051400Free PMC Article
Adlam D, Alfonso F, Maas A, Vrints C; Writing Committee
Eur Heart J 2018 Sep 21;39(36):3353-3368. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy080. PMID: 29481627Free PMC Article
Hayes SN, Kim ESH, Saw J, Adlam D, Arslanian-Engoren C, Economy KE, Ganesh SK, Gulati R, Lindsay ME, Mieres JH, Naderi S, Shah S, Thaler DE, Tweet MS, Wood MJ; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 May 8;137(19):e523-e557. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000564. PMID: 29472380Free PMC Article

Therapy

Kim ESH
N Engl J Med 2020 Dec 10;383(24):2358-2370. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra2001524. PMID: 33296561
Gornik HL, Persu A, Adlam D, Aparicio LS, Azizi M, Boulanger M, Bruno RM, de Leeuw P, Fendrikova-Mahlay N, Froehlich J, Ganesh SK, Gray BH, Jamison C, Januszewicz A, Jeunemaitre X, Kadian-Dodov D, Kim ES, Kovacic JC, Mace P, Morganti A, Sharma A, Southerland AM, Touzé E, van der Niepen P, Wang J, Weinberg I, Wilson S, Olin JW, Plouin PF
Vasc Med 2019 Apr;24(2):164-189. Epub 2019 Jan 16 doi: 10.1177/1358863X18821816. PMID: 30648921
Shufelt CL, Pacheco C, Tweet MS, Miller VM
Adv Exp Med Biol 2018;1065:433-454. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-77932-4_27. PMID: 30051400Free PMC Article
Hayes SN, Kim ESH, Saw J, Adlam D, Arslanian-Engoren C, Economy KE, Ganesh SK, Gulati R, Lindsay ME, Mieres JH, Naderi S, Shah S, Thaler DE, Tweet MS, Wood MJ; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 May 8;137(19):e523-e557. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000564. PMID: 29472380Free PMC Article
Garcia M, Mulvagh SL, Merz CN, Buring JE, Manson JE
Circ Res 2016 Apr 15;118(8):1273-93. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.307547. PMID: 27081110Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Rallidis LS, Xenogiannis I, Brilakis ES, Bhatt DL
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Jun 21;79(24):2431-2449. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.015. PMID: 35710195
Hayes SN, Tweet MS, Adlam D, Kim ESH, Gulati R, Price JE, Rose CH
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Aug 25;76(8):961-984. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.084. PMID: 32819471
Gulati R, Behfar A, Narula J, Kanwar A, Lerman A, Cooper L, Singh M
Mayo Clin Proc 2020 Jan;95(1):136-156. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.05.001. PMID: 31902409
Gornik HL, Persu A, Adlam D, Aparicio LS, Azizi M, Boulanger M, Bruno RM, de Leeuw P, Fendrikova-Mahlay N, Froehlich J, Ganesh SK, Gray BH, Jamison C, Januszewicz A, Jeunemaitre X, Kadian-Dodov D, Kim ES, Kovacic JC, Mace P, Morganti A, Sharma A, Southerland AM, Touzé E, van der Niepen P, Wang J, Weinberg I, Wilson S, Olin JW, Plouin PF
Vasc Med 2019 Apr;24(2):164-189. Epub 2019 Jan 16 doi: 10.1177/1358863X18821816. PMID: 30648921
Hayes SN, Kim ESH, Saw J, Adlam D, Arslanian-Engoren C, Economy KE, Ganesh SK, Gulati R, Lindsay ME, Mieres JH, Naderi S, Shah S, Thaler DE, Tweet MS, Wood MJ; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 May 8;137(19):e523-e557. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000564. PMID: 29472380Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Saw J, Starovoytov A, Aymong E, Inohara T, Alfadhel M, McAlister C, Samuel R, Grewal T, Parolis JA, Sheth T, So D, Minhas K, Brass N, Lavoie A, Bishop H, Lavi S, Pearce C, Renner S, Madan M, Welsh RC, McGrath BM, Vijayaraghavan R, Har B, Ibrahim R, Chaudhary P, Ganesh SK, Graham J, Matteau A, Martucci G, Ko DT, Humphries K, Mancini GJ
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Oct 25;80(17):1585-1597. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.759. PMID: 36265953
Cheema AN, Yanagawa B, Verma S, Bagai A, Liu S
Curr Opin Cardiol 2021 Sep 1;36(5):589-596. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000886. PMID: 34397465
Gornik HL, Persu A, Adlam D, Aparicio LS, Azizi M, Boulanger M, Bruno RM, de Leeuw P, Fendrikova-Mahlay N, Froehlich J, Ganesh SK, Gray BH, Jamison C, Januszewicz A, Jeunemaitre X, Kadian-Dodov D, Kim ES, Kovacic JC, Mace P, Morganti A, Sharma A, Southerland AM, Touzé E, van der Niepen P, Wang J, Weinberg I, Wilson S, Olin JW, Plouin PF
Vasc Med 2019 Apr;24(2):164-189. Epub 2019 Jan 16 doi: 10.1177/1358863X18821816. PMID: 30648921
Hayes SN, Kim ESH, Saw J, Adlam D, Arslanian-Engoren C, Economy KE, Ganesh SK, Gulati R, Lindsay ME, Mieres JH, Naderi S, Shah S, Thaler DE, Tweet MS, Wood MJ; American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; and Stroke Council
Circulation 2018 May 8;137(19):e523-e557. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000564. PMID: 29472380Free PMC Article
Saw J, Humphries K, Aymong E, Sedlak T, Prakash R, Starovoytov A, Mancini GBJ
J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 Aug 29;70(9):1148-1158. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.06.053. PMID: 28838364

Recent systematic reviews

Dimagli A, Malas J, Chen S, Sandner S, Schwann T, Tatoulis J, Puskas J, Bowdish ME, Gaudino M
Ann Thorac Surg 2024 May;117(5):887-896. Epub 2023 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.11.033. PMID: 38081498
Van Damme A, McDermott S, McMurtry S, Kung JY, Gyenes G, Norris C
Can J Cardiol 2023 Nov;39(11S):S395-S411. Epub 2023 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.08.013. PMID: 37604409
Krittanawong C, Maitra NS, Khawaja M, Wang Z, Fogg S, Rozenkrantz L, Virani SS, Levin M, Storch EA, Tobler PN, Charney DS, Levine GN
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2023 Jan-Feb;76:91-98. Epub 2022 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.11.018. PMID: 36462555
Neubeck L, McHale S, Ross M, MacGillivray S, Galbraith M, Hanson C
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022 Oct 14;21(7):665-676. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac009. PMID: 35290455
Adams C, He M, Hughes I, Singh K
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021 Dec 1;98(7):1211-1220. Epub 2021 Jan 25 doi: 10.1002/ccd.29488. PMID: 33491851

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