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Gurgoglione FL, Rizzello D, Giacalone R, Ferretti M, Vezzani A, Pfleiderer B, Pelà G, De Panfilis C, Cattabiani MA, Benatti G, Tadonio I, Grassi F, Magnani G, Noni M, Cancellara M, Nicolini F, Ardissino D, Vignali L, Niccoli G, Solinas E. Precipitating factors in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Clinical, laboratoristic and prognostic implications. Int J Cardiol 2023; 385:1-7. [PMID: 37211051 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) often presents with acute coronary syndrome and underlying pathophysiology involves the interplay between predisposing factors and precipitating stressors, such as emotional and physical triggers. In our study we sought to compare clinical, angiographic and prognostic features in a cohort of patients with SCAD according to the presence and type of precipitating stressors. METHODS Consecutive patients with angiographic evidence of SCAD were divided into three groups: patients with emotional stressors, patients with physical stressors and those without any stressor. Clinical, laboratoristic and angiographic features were collected for each patient. The incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events, recurrent SCAD and recurrent angina was assessed at follow-up. RESULTS Among the total population (64 subjects), 41 [64.0%] patients presented with precipitating stressors, including emotional triggers (31 [48.4%] subjects) and physical efforts (10 [15.6%] subjects). As compared with the other groups, patients with emotional triggers were more frequently female (p = 0.009), had a lower prevalence of hypertension (p = 0.039] and dyslipidemia (p = 0.039), were more likely to suffer from chronic stress (p = 0.022) and presented with higher levels of C-reactive protein (p = 0.037) and circulating eosinophils cells (p = 0.012). At a median follow-up of 21 [7; 44] months, patients with emotional stressors experienced higher prevalence of recurrent angina (p = 0.025), as compared to the other groups. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that emotional stressors leading to SCAD may identify a SCAD subtype with specific features and a trend towards a worse clinical outcome.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Davide Rizzello
- Division of Cardiology, University of Parma, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | | | - Marco Ferretti
- Division of Cardiology, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
| | - Antonella Vezzani
- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | | | - Giovanna Pelà
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Iacopo Tadonio
- Division of Cardiology, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | | | - Giulia Magnani
- Division of Cardiology, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Manjola Noni
- Division of Cardiology, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | | | - Francesco Nicolini
- Division of Cardio surgery, University of Parma, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Diego Ardissino
- Division of Cardiology, University of Parma, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Luigi Vignali
- Division of Cardiology, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Giampaolo Niccoli
- Division of Cardiology, University of Parma, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
| | - Emilia Solinas
- Division of Cardiology, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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