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Unusual Presentation of Post-coital Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a grave medical condition that is defined as a separation of the coronary artery wall layer. This presentation is rare in males and can be triggered by cardio-circulatory stress, such as exercise and emotional stress. Sexual intercourse is considered...

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Autores principales: Farouji, Iyad, Al-Radideh, Omar, Abed, Hossam, DaCosta, Theodore R, Battah, Arwa, Ahmad, Amaar S, Goldfarb, Irvin, Suleiman, Addi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589358
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17460
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author Farouji, Iyad
Al-Radideh, Omar
Abed, Hossam
DaCosta, Theodore R
Battah, Arwa
Ahmad, Amaar S
Goldfarb, Irvin
Suleiman, Addi
author_facet Farouji, Iyad
Al-Radideh, Omar
Abed, Hossam
DaCosta, Theodore R
Battah, Arwa
Ahmad, Amaar S
Goldfarb, Irvin
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description Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a grave medical condition that is defined as a separation of the coronary artery wall layer. This presentation is rare in males and can be triggered by cardio-circulatory stress, such as exercise and emotional stress. Sexual intercourse is considered potent cardiovascular stress that can be strenuous and cause rapid and significant changes in the heart rate and blood pressure which can predispose SCAD. Herein, we are reporting a very rare case of a 41-year-old male gentleman who presented with SCAD after vigorous sexual intercourse. We are reporting this case to encourage physicians to educate their patients on the topic.
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spelling pubmed-84642182021-09-28 Unusual Presentation of Post-coital Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Farouji, Iyad Al-Radideh, Omar Abed, Hossam DaCosta, Theodore R Battah, Arwa Ahmad, Amaar S Goldfarb, Irvin Suleiman, Addi Cureus Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a grave medical condition that is defined as a separation of the coronary artery wall layer. This presentation is rare in males and can be triggered by cardio-circulatory stress, such as exercise and emotional stress. Sexual intercourse is considered potent cardiovascular stress that can be strenuous and cause rapid and significant changes in the heart rate and blood pressure which can predispose SCAD. Herein, we are reporting a very rare case of a 41-year-old male gentleman who presented with SCAD after vigorous sexual intercourse. We are reporting this case to encourage physicians to educate their patients on the topic. Cureus 2021-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8464218/ /pubmed/34589358 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17460 Text en Copyright © 2021, Farouji et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Goldfarb, Irvin
Suleiman, Addi
Unusual Presentation of Post-coital Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
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title_full Unusual Presentation of Post-coital Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
title_fullStr Unusual Presentation of Post-coital Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
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title_short Unusual Presentation of Post-coital Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
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topic Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589358
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17460
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