Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Mehdi Saighi Bouaouina, MD; Pascal Motreff, MD, PhD; Mohamed Mehdi Boussaada, MD; Christel Perdrix, MD; Hakim Benamer, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2020)

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Mehdi Saighi Bouaouina, MD,
Pascal Motreff, MD, PhD,
Mohamed Mehdi Boussaada, MD,
Christel Perdrix, MD,
Hakim Benamer, MD

Affiliations

Mehdi Saighi Bouaouina, MD: Interventional Cardiology Department, European Hospital of Paris-La Roseraie, Aubervilliers, France
Pascal Motreff, MD, PhD: Interventional Cardiology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Mohamed Mehdi Boussaada, MD: Interventional Cardiology Department, Montsouris Institute, Paris, France
Christel Perdrix, MD: Interventional Cardiology Department, European Hospital of Paris-La Roseraie, Aubervilliers, France
Hakim Benamer, MD: Interventional Cardiology Department, European Hospital of Paris-La Roseraie, Aubervilliers, France; Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France; Interventional Cardiology Department, South Paris Cardiovascular Institute, Ramsay Générale de Santé, Massy, France; Address for correspondence: Dr. Hakim Benamer, Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Européen de Paris, 120 avenue de la République, 93300 Aubervilliers, France.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 15
pp. 2445 – 2447

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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction (ACS). We report a case of acute coronary syndrome due to SCAD of the right coronary artery. Diagnosis was based on clinical presentation and coronary angiography, and confirmed by optical coherence tomography which guided our treatment strategy. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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