title: Onset during exercise of spontaneous coronary artery dissection and sudden death. Occurrence in a trained athlete: case report and review of prior cases.
abstract: This report describes a spontaneous coronary artery dissection occurring during exercise in a long-distance runner who otherwise had a normal coronary arteriogram. This syndrome has been reported before and the two previous cases are reviewed. Coronary dissection is a rare cause of death during exercise.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sherrid
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mieres
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mogtader
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012420:Running