Clinical Trial: Genetic Investigations in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Genetic Investigations in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Brief Summary:

The purpose of the research is to identify mutations (defects in the genetic blueprint) that cause spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), in other words, spontaneous tears in blood vessels that supply the heart.

Some mutations may be inherited (passed on) from a parent without an apparent blood vessel problem while others may develop for the first time in the affected person.