Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a report of two atypical cases

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare pathology that has no exact incidence, etiology, pathogenesis and evolution in literature. We report two cases of two women with coronary artery dissection, uncommon clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome and without identifiable risk factor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart and vessels 2009-09, Vol.24 (5), p.380-384
Hauptverfasser:	Monte, Ines, Grasso, Stefania, Scandura, Salvatore, Mangiafico, Sarah, Tamburino, Corrado
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Coronary Syndrome - etiology Acute Coronary Syndrome - physiopathology Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy Adult Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis Aneurysm, Dissecting - etiology Aneurysm, Dissecting - physiopathology Aneurysm, Dissecting - therapy Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Case Report Case studies Coronary Aneurysm - diagnosis Coronary Aneurysm - etiology Coronary Aneurysm - physiopathology Coronary Aneurysm - therapy Coronary Angiography Coronary vessels Echocardiography Electrocardiography Female Hemodynamics Hemorrhage Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Risk Factors Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Thrombectomy - methods Treatment Outcome Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare pathology that has no exact incidence, etiology, pathogenesis and evolution in literature. We report two cases of two women with coronary artery dissection, uncommon clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome and without identifiable risk factors. A review of the literature and the management of this condition are presented.
ISSN:	0910-8327 1615-2573
DOI:	10.1007/s00380-008-1139-5