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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in an Anomalous LAD Artery

Authors :
Jennifer A. Tremmel
Takeshi Nishi
Ian S. Rogers
Guson Kang
Ashish Sarraju
Juyong Brian Kim
Source :
JACC Case Reports, JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 45-50 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2020.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome in younger patients. Management remains challenging and involves weighing the benefits of revascularization with the potential to worsen the dissection. We present a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with the superimposed complexity of an anomalous intramural coronary artery. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)<br />Graphical abstract<br />Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome in younger patients. Management remains challenging…

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26660849
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JACC Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1a4e8e3638536f89fa373d49d07d92db