Advances in Interventional Cardiology (Oct 2020)

Spontaneous coronary dissection and asymptomatic splenic artery aneurysms in a young woman

  • Michał Chyrchel,
  • Artur Dziewierz,
  • Bernadeta Chyrchel,
  • Tomasz Gallina,
  • Oskar Szafrański,
  • Andrzej Surdacki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2020.99272
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 3
pp. 340 – 342

Abstract

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Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) remain one of the most frequent reasons for patient admissions to emergency care units. The majority of ACS are represented by myocardial infarction caused by atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) remains a rare but frequently underdiagnosed cause of ACS.