Coronary Artery Dissection

Clinical Images

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Post Partum

04/01/2021

Ziad Dahdouh, MD^1,2; Elias Salem, MD³; Tahir Mohamed, MD¹

Ziad Dahdouh, MD1,2; Elias Salem, MD...

A previously healthy 30-year-old woman presented with extensive anterior myocardial infarction at day 6 post partum. Her clinical course was complicated by subintimal hematoma.

A previously healthy 30-year-old...

04/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Variations in Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prognosis of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

07/30/2015

Adnan Sultan, MD and Rolf P. Kreutz, MD

Adnan Sultan, MD and Rolf P. Kreutz, ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has been considered a rare cause of ACS in younger patients without known cardiovascular risk factors. However, recent studies using advanced imaging modalities indicate a higher incidence of SCAD...

Spontaneous coronary artery...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Time for Development of a Large National Registry

07/30/2015

Jaya Mallidi, MD, MHS and Gregory R. Giugliano, MD, SM

Jaya Mallidi, MD, MHS and Gregory R. ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a complex, life-threatening cardiovascular disease. Given the heterogeneity of the clinical presentation of SCAD and lack of organized data collection, our clinical understanding of this...

Spontaneous coronary artery...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Recurrent Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Woman With Fibromuscular Dysplasia

05/29/2015

Amit Khosla, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD

Amit Khosla, MD and Jacqueline Saw, M...

A case of five recurrent myocardial infarctions due to repeat spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a woman with underlying fibromuscular dysplasia is reported.

A case of five recurrent...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Cocaine-Induced Postpartum Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Report and 80-Year Review of Literature

07/30/2013

Pavan K. Katikaneni, MD¹, Nuri I. Akkus, MD¹, Neeraj Tandon, MD², Kalgi Modi, MD¹

Pavan K. Katikaneni, MD1, Nuri I. Akk...

This report describes a case of MI diagnosed by increased troponin I levels in a postpartum patient with recent crack cocaine use in the setting of SCAD which required percutaneous coronary intervention of left anterior descending artery and...

This report describes a case of...

07/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology