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When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection

Introduction: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is frequently underdiagnosed, and the most appropriate management is unknown, particularly in high-risk anatomical subsets. Case Reports: Two cases of females in their 60-70s with few cardiovascular risk factors or relevant past medical his...

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Autores principales: Castelo, Alexandra, Pereira da Silva, Tiago, Ramos, Ruben, Mano, Tânia Branco, Ferreira, Rui Cruz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Science Publishers 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9893142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35301944
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X18666220317143227
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author Castelo, Alexandra
Pereira da Silva, Tiago
Ramos, Ruben
Mano, Tânia Branco
Ferreira, Rui Cruz
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description Introduction: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is frequently underdiagnosed, and the most appropriate management is unknown, particularly in high-risk anatomical subsets. Case Reports: Two cases of females in their 60-70s with few cardiovascular risk factors or relevant past medical history, who presented acute myocardial infarction, have been presented. Both were submitted to invasive coronary angiography, with a suspicion of SCAD in both cases, which was later supported by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). They were managed conservatively under close monitoring, with a favorable outcome. Repeated CCTA showed significant improvement, and both patients remained asymptomatic and free from complications 6 and 12 months after the initial event. Conclusion: The recognition of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is essential for the correct management of these cases because, unlike acute coronary syndrome due to atherosclerotic disease, the results of revascularization in those patients are suboptimal and conservative management is probably the best option, even in patients with high-risk anatomy.
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spelling pubmed-98931422023-11-18 When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection Castelo, Alexandra Pereira da Silva, Tiago Ramos, Ruben Mano, Tânia Branco Ferreira, Rui Cruz Curr Cardiol Rev Cardiology Introduction: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is frequently underdiagnosed, and the most appropriate management is unknown, particularly in high-risk anatomical subsets. Case Reports: Two cases of females in their 60-70s with few cardiovascular risk factors or relevant past medical history, who presented acute myocardial infarction, have been presented. Both were submitted to invasive coronary angiography, with a suspicion of SCAD in both cases, which was later supported by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). They were managed conservatively under close monitoring, with a favorable outcome. Repeated CCTA showed significant improvement, and both patients remained asymptomatic and free from complications 6 and 12 months after the initial event. Conclusion: The recognition of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is essential for the correct management of these cases because, unlike acute coronary syndrome due to atherosclerotic disease, the results of revascularization in those patients are suboptimal and conservative management is probably the best option, even in patients with high-risk anatomy. Bentham Science Publishers 2022-11-18 2022-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9893142/ /pubmed/35301944 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X18666220317143227 Text en © 2022 Bentham Science Publishers https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
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Ramos, Ruben
Mano, Tânia Branco
Ferreira, Rui Cruz
When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection
title When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection
title_full When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection
title_fullStr When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection
title_full_unstemmed When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection
title_short When “Wait and See” may be the Best Option: Two Case Reports of Left Main Artery Spontaneous Dissection
title_sort when “wait and see” may be the best option: two case reports of left main artery spontaneous dissection
topic Cardiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9893142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35301944
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X18666220317143227
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