Surgical Treatment of a Postpartal Spontaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection

Abstract We report on a 34-year-old woman who presented with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction 12 weeks postpartum. Cardiac catheterization documented a left main coronary artery dissection with complete occlusion of the left anterior descending artery. The surgical treatment and the complic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon 2006-02, Vol.54 (1), p.70-71
Hauptverfasser:	Gasparovic, H., Ugljen, R., Coric, V., Gosev, I., Gasparovic, V., Jelic, I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery Cardiac Catheterization Case Report Coronary Aneurysm - complications Coronary Aneurysm - diagnosis Coronary Aneurysm - surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary Stenosis - complications Coronary Stenosis - diagnosis Coronary Stenosis - surgery Female Humans Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping Myocardial Infarction - etiology Myocardial Infarction - surgery Postpartum Period
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We report on a 34-year-old woman who presented with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction 12 weeks postpartum. Cardiac catheterization documented a left main coronary artery dissection with complete occlusion of the left anterior descending artery. The surgical treatment and the complicated postoperative course are discussed here.
ISSN:	0171-6425 1439-1902
DOI:	10.1055/s-2005-865830