Minimally aggressive treatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissections

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2013 Feb;14(2):166-7. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283529014.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection--the separation of the coronary artery wall layers caused by an intramural hematoma--frequently causes an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death. The diagnosis is made at angiography by the 'tram-track' appearance of the contrast media in the true and false lumina, separated by a radiolucent intimal flap. Here we report two cases of spontaneous coronary artery dissection-related ACS managed with minimally aggressive treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography
  • Stents
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*