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10399807

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Primary coronary artery dissection occurring 2 months post partum in a 33-year-old woman is described. Owing to suspected acute myocardial infarction, the patient was treated with thrombolytic therapy but her condition deteriorated. Coronary angiography showed dissection of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Her condition stabilized during treatment with intravenous heparin, aspirin, nitrates, beta-blockers, digoxin, ACE inhibitor and anticoagulants. At discharge she had no symptoms of heart failure. One hundred and forty one cases from the literature are reviewed with special reference to patient characteristics, patient treatment, and prognosis. Primary spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare condition but one that must be considered when young people, especially post partum women, present an acute ischaemic syndrome. Thrombolytic therapy may be a two-edged sword and therefore early angiography should be considered in making the diagnosis and choosing the therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1401-7431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Case report and literature review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology P, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. he@heart.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports