A Study to Analyze the Role of Sympathetic Nervous System in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Role of the Neurovascular System in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

The purpose of this research is to compare sympathetic function (flight or fight system) and arterial health including structure and mechanics of participants with history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) to age and sex matched control participants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• For SCAD patients: history of SCAD as confirmed by coronary angiography or cardiac computed tomography angiography
• For controls: no cardiac disease history

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Known or suspected unstable cardiac condition within 4 weeks of the study
• Active treatment with anticoagulation or dual antiplatelet therapy
• Prisoner