Intravascular ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous coronary dissection with drug-eluting stents

J Invasive Cardiol. 2004 Feb;16(2):78-80.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of coronary ischemia. Its prognosis is uncertain and the optimal treatment is not fully defined. We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending artery in a healthy post-menopausal woman, in whom the initial strategy of medical therapy was unsuccessful. After repeated angiography, we implanted 2 drug-eluting stents using intravascular ultrasound guidance with excellent immediate result and long-term symptomatic relief. This is the first report of implantation of drug-eluting stents in spontaneous coronary dissection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / therapeutic use*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnosis
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / therapy
  • Stents*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible