Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a 38-year-old: stenting and/or surgery?

J R Soc Med. 2013 Nov;106(11):456-8. doi: 10.1177/0141076813494372. Epub 2013 Jul 3.

Authors

Jeremy Smelt¹, Pouya Youssefi, Gopal Soppa, Marjan Jahangiri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, University of London, London, SW17 0QT, UK.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare but important differential diagnosis in fit young women presenting with chest pain.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / surgery
Chest Pain / diagnosis*
Chest Pain / diagnostic imaging
Chest Pain / etiology
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Coronary Vessels* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels* / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Arrest / diagnosis*
Heart Arrest / diagnostic imaging
Heart Arrest / etiology
Humans
Stents*