SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERIAL DISSECTION CAUSING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

Authors
CARELL ES TOOLE TC LACHTERMAN B KRISHNASWAMI A ANDERSON HV
Citation
Es. Carell et al., SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERIAL DISSECTION CAUSING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, Journal of interventional cardiology, 7(5), 1994, pp. 421-425
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Journal of interventional cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08964327
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
421 - 425
Database
ISI
SICI code
0896-4327(1994)7:5<421:SCADCA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We report the case of a middle-aged female who presented with an acute inferior myocardial infarction treated with intravenous thrombolytics . Immediate coronary angiography demonstrated the presence of a spiral dissection and a large thrombus. After 1 week of anticoagulation the thrombus had resolved, but a large spiral dissection persisted. This w as confirmed by intracoronary ultrasound. We then review the literatur e on spontaneous coronary arterial dissection.