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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection with Pseudoaneurysm Formation Diagnosed by Intravascular Ultrasound: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Aqel Raed A.,
Zoghbi Gilbert J.,
Iskandrian Ami E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.02160.x
Subject(s) - intravascular ultrasound , pseudoaneurysm , artery dissection , medicine , dissection (medical) , radiology , artery , ultrasound , cardiology , aneurysm , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia. Coronary artery pseudoaneurysm may occur after percutaneous coronary interventions and rarely spontaneously. We present a patient who had spontaneous coronary artery dissection with formation of a pseudoaneurysm diagnosed by intravascular ultrasound. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 21, February 2004)