Spontaneous dissection of three major coronary arteries subsequent to cystic medial necrosis.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 10559117.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
This case report describes the devastating consequences of spontaneous coronary dissection in a 36-year-old female patient. Surgical revascularization was attempted, but diffuse myocardial infarction developed. The patient was bridged to heart transplantation but died secondary to multiple organ failure. To our knowledge, this is the only reported case of spontaneous dissection of the three main coronary arteries due to severe cystic medial necrosis.
Medical subject headings
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Coronary Vessels
- Myocardial Infarction