<unk>  <unk>  is an uncommon but dangerous condition in which one of the arteries that supply the heart<unk> ly develops a blood collection, or hematoma, within the artery wall. This leads to a separation and weakening of the walls of the artery.<unk>  is a major cause of heart attacks in young, otherwise healthy women without known risk factors. While the exact cause is not yet known,<unk>  is likely related to changes that occur during and after pregnancy, as well as other diseases. These changes lead to the<unk>  of the wall which restricts blood flow to the heart and causes symptoms.<unk>  is often diagnosed in the cath lab with angiography, though more advanced confirmatory tests exist. While the risk of death due to<unk>  is low, it has a relatively high rate of recurrence leading to further heart attack-like symptoms in the future. It was first described in 1931.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Left ventricular thrombus
Libman–Sacks endocarditis
Coronary artery aneurysm
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Coronary steal
Primary ventricular fibrillation