Table 3.
Demographics, cardiovascular risk factors, and SCAD event details of SCAD cases and HV recruited in the electron microscopy studies
SCAD cases (n = 31) | HV (n = 16) | |
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Age at biopsy (years) | 45.8 ± 1.34 | 44.0 ± 1.49 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.15 ± 1.13 | 26.37 ± 01.82 |
Active smoking, n (%) | 1 (3.1%) | 0 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 8 (25%) | 0 |
Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 1 (3.1%) | 0 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 0 | 0 |
P-SCAD, n (%) | 5 (15.6%) | N/A |
Age at SCAD event (years) | 42.4 ± 1.39 | N/A |
Multi-vessel SCAD, n (%) | 5 (15.6%) | N/A |
Recurrent SCAD, n (%) | 4 (12.5%) | N/A |
Continuous variable values presented as mean ± SEM.
P-SCAD, pregnancy-associated SCAD; SCAD, spontaneous coronary artery dissection.