Diane Fatkin

Apr 21, 2024 | mja.com.au | Michael Gray |Diane Fatkin |Jodie Ingles |Elizabeth Robertson

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52278 Published online: 22 April 2024 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally and is responsible for an estimated 32% of deaths.1 An effort over many decades targeting modifiable risk factors has resulted in significant improvements in mortality and age‐adjusted prevalence.

May 29, 2023 | nature.com | David Adlam |Takiy-Eddine Berrandou |Adrien Georges |Christopher Nelson |Chris Finan |Siiri E. Iismaa | +21 more

AbstractSpontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an understudied cause of myocardial infarction primarily affecting women. It is not known to what extent SCAD is genetically distinct from other cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). Here we present a genome-wide association meta-analysis (1,917 cases and 9,292 controls) identifying 16 risk loci for SCAD.