Multiple Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections: An Uncommon Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Syrian Refugee
Overview
Overview
Journal
Can J Cardiol
Publisher
Elsevier
Specialty
Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Date
2016 Nov 28
PMID
27889328
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Abstract
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an uncommon nonatherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome. It usually occurs in young women and is often associated with fibromuscular dysplasia, connective tissue diseases, and pregnancy or postpartum states. We present a case of a Syrian woman with a history of grand multiparity and recent miscarriage who presented with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and was found to have multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection and severe left ventricular dysfunction.