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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection of the left anterior descending artery in a patient with <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 infection

Authors :
Joaquin E. Cigarroa
Punag Divanji
Kris Kumar
Joshua C. Vogt
Source :
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wiley, 2020.

Abstract

A 48‐year‐old woman with a past medical history of migraines and hyperlipidemia presented due to severe retrosternal chest pain with no other associated signs or symptoms. The patient was hemodynamically stable and was found to have an elevated troponin with electrocardiogram showing no ischemic changes. Computed tomography of the coronary arteries showed a left dominant system with dissection extending from the mid‐to‐distal left anterior descending (LAD) artery. The patient was subsequently discharged on medical therapy but returned 3 days later due to worsening chest pain. Electrocardiogram revealed inferior and anteroseptal ST segment changes with peak troponin of 14.9 ng/ml (reference range

Details

ISSN :
1522726X and 15221946
Volume :
97
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....98c544d164ac8bc7e415947ce32ed637
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28960