Extensive Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Associated With Thrombosis: A Surgical Challenge

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an uncommon cause of myocardial ischemia. Conservative management is the mainstay, although a few patients will require revascularization. We present a case of a 31-year-old woman whose extensive dissection necessitated coronary artery bypass grafting requiring an extended arteriotomy for excision of the thrombus and dissection flap. ( ).