Menstrual chest pain, spontaneous coronary dissection, and takotsubo syndrome: Any connections?

The pathophysiology of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and takotsubo syndrome (TTS) are unknown, and currently hotly debated [1 –5]. Notably both SCAD and TTS affect primarily women, younger in the former, and older in the latter, although there are cases of SCAD occurring in middle-aged and elderly women [1–5]. TTS is amply discussed as triggered by emotional and physical stresses [2–5], and SCAD was precipitated by e motional stressors in 48.3% and physical stressors in 28.1% of affected patients [1].

Source: Medical Hypotheses - February 19, 2018 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: John E. Madias Source Type: research