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

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

Abstract

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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.)

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