Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Less Is More!

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 tomograp...

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Autores principales: Saighi Bouaouina, Mehdi, Motreff, Pascal, Boussaada, Mohamed Mehdi, Perdrix, Christel, Benamer, Hakim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Mini-Focus Issue: Interventions
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.10.024
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Sumario: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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