Spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery in a male with survival.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare event, felt to be caused by intimal disruption and formation of a false lumen in the vessel wall. Compression of the true lumen by intramural hematoma may result in obstruction to blood flow, myocardial ischemia, infarction, and ultimately, death. We report the first instance (to our knowledge) of survival in a man with spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous