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  2. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon but potentially lethal condition in which one of the coronary arteries that supply the heart, spontaneously develops a blood collection, or hematoma, within the artery wall due to a tear in the wall.

  3. Arterial dissections - Wikipedia

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    Arterial dissections become life-threatening when growth of the false lumen prevents perfusion of the true lumen and the related end organs. For example, in an aortic dissection, if the left subclavian artery orifice were distal to the origin of the dissection, then the left subclavian would be said to be perfused by the false lumen, while the left common carotid (and its end organ, the left ...

  4. Coronary thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Evidence remains inconclusive about whether these risks outweigh the benefit of a coronary arterial stent. [3] [4] Inflammation may play a causal role in coronary artery disease and subsequent myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis. Increased levels of inflammation may lead to higher risk of clotting as well as an increased risk of ...

  5. Carotid artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Carotid artery dissection is a serious condition in which a tear forms in one of the two main carotid arteries in the neck, allowing blood to enter the artery wall and separate its layers (*dissection*). This separation can lead to the formation of a blood clot, narrowing of the artery, and restricted blood flow to the brain, potentially ...

  6. Talk:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about Spontaneous coronary artery dissection. PubMed provides review articles from the past five years (limit to free review articles) The TRIP database provides clinical publications about evidence-based medicine. Other potential sources include: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and CDC

  7. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery

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    Please review the contents of the article and add the appropriate references if you can. Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2016 )

  8. Artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Carotid artery dissection; Coronary artery dissection; Vertebral artery dissection This page was last edited on ...

  9. Autopsy - Wikipedia

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    An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, [Note 1] or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.