What is SCAD?
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a tear in a heart artery, more common in younger women.

torn wall · not plaque
Which statement fits SCAD?
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In real work
SCAD is an important differential when chest symptoms occur in peripartum years.
In the illustration
Flow runs through the clean hose with no plaque anywhere; a small tear opens in the inner lining, blood pools between the layers and the flap squeezes the bore narrow as the flow gauge drops.
Explain in your health app what SCAD is, who it most often affects, and why it is different from a blockage.
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