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A case of spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection presenting with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia
Author(s) -
Karabag Turgut,
Dogan Sait M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23255
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , artery dissection , ventricular tachycardia , artery , tachycardia , right coronary artery , coronary angiography
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia. Multivessel SCAD is much rarer than single vessel involvement and acute coronary syndrome remains the most common clinical presentation of a patient with SCAD. It predominantly occurs in association with atherosclerosis or in the absence of atherosclerosis. We, hereby, present a case of spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection in a 35‐year‐old male patient presenting with chest pain and ventricular tachycardia following emotional stress and discuss the etiology and treatment options. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.