Blast Injury: A Very Rare Cause of Left Coronary Artery Dissection

Acute coronary artery dissection commonly occurs in young women without cardiovascular risk factors. Predisposing factors, including fibromuscular dysplasia or other vasculopathies, have been demonstrated in its etiology. Here we report the case of a 46-year-old-man who presented with left anterior...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kurklu, Haci Ali, Tan, Turkan Seda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8693272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.09.015
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Sumario:Acute coronary artery dissection commonly occurs in young women without cardiovascular risk factors. Predisposing factors, including fibromuscular dysplasia or other vasculopathies, have been demonstrated in its etiology. Here we report the case of a 46-year-old-man who presented with left anterior descending coronary artery dissection caused by blast injury after a bomb explosion. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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