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While Type 1 SCAD has a pathognomonic appearance on angiography, Type 2 may be and Type 3 typically is indistinguishable from atherosclerosis. Risk factors and patient history may help determine diagnosis. Intracoronary imaging provides the most objective tool in differentiating between SCAD and atheroma.[1][2]
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- ↑ Buccheri, Dario; Piraino, Davide; Latini, Roberto A.; Andolina, Giuseppe; Cortese, Bernardo (2016). "Spontaneous coronary artery dissections: A call for action for an underestimated entity". International Journal of Cardiology. 214: 333–335. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.131. ISSN 0167-5273.