[Spontaneous coronary artery dissection treated by intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: case report and review of the literature]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2015 Jun;16(6):380-4. doi: 10.1714/1934.21036.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, which typically affects women with a low cardiovascular risk profile, and its prevalence as a cause of acute coronary syndrome and sudden death is probably under-recognized. The pathophysiology of SCAD consists essentially in the formation of an intramural hematoma, with or without intimal tear, which causes luminal compression and obstruction. The most used technique for the diagnosis of SCAD is coronary angiography. Intravascular imaging tools, such as intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography, provide a more accurate characterization of the coronary wall, allowing diagnosis when angiography is unclear. We present the case of a young woman admitted with typical chest pain associated with electrocardiographic changes and elevated cardiac troponin I.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Aortic Dissection / blood
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / epidemiology
  • Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Biomarkers
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / blood
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / epidemiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Prognosis
  • Troponin I / blood
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Troponin I