Coronary Artery Dissection

Clinical Images

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Post Partum

04/01/2021

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;

Rolf P. Kreutz , MD;

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

Gregory R. Giugliano , MD;

Jaya Mallidi , MD, MHS;

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;

Jacqueline Saw , MD;

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

Nuri Ilker Akkus , MD;

Pavan K. Katikaneni , MD;

Kalgi A. Modi , MD, FACC;

Neeraj Tandon , MD;

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