Spontaneous primary dissecting coronary artery aneurysm. Report of two cases.
Two cases of dissecting aneurysm of the left main stem and left anterior descending coronary arteries are presented. Both cases were discovered during routine medicolegal death investigations. Unusual aspects of one of our cases include the history of antecedent trauma and the precise identification of an intimal tear.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors