Statin and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitor on Symptoms in Patients With SCAD
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2021-06-01
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Summary
An emerging cause of heart attack in young women is a dissection (or tear) in the coronary
arteries. Many of these young women continue to have chest pain long after the tear has
healed and this is thought to be due to problems with their small blood vessels of the heart
(or microcirculation). We want to determine whether commonly used medications for coronary
artery disease including statins (for cholesterol) and angiotensin-converting enzyme
inhibitors (for blood pressure) reduce chest pain and improve small vessel function in these
patients.