Spontaneous coronary artery dissections: what is the best way to go?

Chairpersons: A. Baumbach, A. Maas
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Summary

Consult this session on spontaneous coronary artery dissections to learn through several clinical cases how to diagnose the different types, which option is the best way to go, and discover new potential therapeutic approaches. 

Learning Objectives

  • To understand how to diagnose different types of spontaneous coronary artery dissection by reviewing several cases
  • To appraise how intravascular imaging has guided PCI strategies in a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection
  • To learn potential therapeutic approaches selected in several cases for the treatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissections

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Session objectives
  • Watch and wait before crossing: when medical therapy is an option for spontaneous coronary artery dissection
  • Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy: how intracoronary imaging can assist PCI for spontaneous coronary artery dissection
  • Small tears can grow great: different ways to perform a successful PCI of a challenging spontaneous coronary artery dissection
  • After the rain it pours: how to prevent and manage complications of a spontaneous coronary artery dissection PCI
  • Session evaluation and key learnings