SPONTANEOUS CORONARY-ARTERY DISSECTION IN MITRAL-STENOSIS

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare disease that occurs m ost commonly in young people, especially in peripartum or postpartum w omen. It has rarely been diagnosed during life and has never before be en observed associated with any other non-ischaemic heart disease. We report a case associated with mitral stenosis, in which successful val vular and coronary surgery were carried out. We speculate whether rheu matic coronary arteritis was a cause of the dissection.