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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
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PMID:  19830517     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare but important cause of acute coronary syndrome. The diagnosis is often made at autopsy. Risk factors include the peripartum period, oral contraceptive use, and atherosclerotic disease. SCAD must be considered every time a healthy young patient presents with an onset of acute myocardial ischemic syndrome. A timely diagnosis and intervention are mandatory as SCAD can cause sudden death. We describe two cases of SCAD, both treated successfully with emergency coronary artery bypass grafting using left internal mammary and radial arteries in the first case and the left internal mammary artery only for the second case.
Authors:
Kareem Salhiyyah; Haitham Abunasra; Salman Waqar; Nigel Wheeldon; Pradip Sarkar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-10-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  57     ISSN:  1863-6713     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101303952     Medline TA:  Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  540-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. kareemsal@doctors.org.uk
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