Spontaneous Coronary Artery Disease (SCAD) in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare phenomenon that emerges as an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death, especially in young women. We report a case of a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with syncope and was found to have SCAD.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patel, Ravi, Patel, Richa, Rahming, Hamfreth, Tian, Julia, Kandov, Ruben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10481405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37680441
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43061
Descripción
Sumario:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare phenomenon that emerges as an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death, especially in young women. We report a case of a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with syncope and was found to have SCAD.

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