Active inflammatory bowel disease and coronary artery dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case of a young woman with flare-up of Crohn's disease, who had an acute myocardial infarction due to the spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery, is reported. The literature on this rare condition is reviewed and a mechanism postulated for spontaneous coronary artery dissection in inflammatory bowel disease.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Coronary Aneurysm
- Crohn Disease