AUTHOR=Krljanac Gordana , Apostolovic Svetlana , Polovina Marija , Maksimovic Ruzica , Nedeljkovic Arsenovic Olga , Djordjevic Nemanja , Stankovic Stefan , Savic Lidija , Djokovic Aleksandra , Viduljevic Mihajlo , Stankovic Sanja , Asanin Milika TITLE=The follow-up of myocardial injury and left ventricular function after spontaneous coronary artery dissection JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME=10 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1276347 DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2023.1276347 ISSN=2297-055X ABSTRACT=

Monitoring patients with spontaneous coronary dissection (SCAD) is critical in their care, as there are no accepted recommendations. To this end, finding clinical or imaging predictors of recurrent events in these patients is essential for predicting adverse events and guiding treatment decisions between conservative medical therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention. Myocardial injury and left ventricular function after SCAD can be variable parameters that require monitoring. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance are two useful imaging techniques to do so. This review aims to analyze previously published results on monitoring myocardial injury and left ventricular function in SCAD patients while highlighting the potential benefits of contemporary imaging techniques that could further improve patient care in the future.