Open AccessSpontaneous coronary dissection should not be ignored in patients with chest pain in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: A case report
Author(s) -
Jun Qian,
Yan H. Lai,
Lijun Kuang,
Fei Chen,
Xuebo Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i13.3095
Subject(s) - medicine , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , chest pain , polycystic kidney disease , disease , coronary artery disease , cardiology , kidney disease
When autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) presents with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the possibility of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) should be highly considered. In some cases, SCAD is considered an extrarenal manifestation of ADPKD depending on the pathological characteristics of the unstable arterial wall in ADPKD.