title: Case report: spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of ischaemic heart disease occurring most commonly in young women. It is frequently fatal. Our case is unusual in that a very long dissection flap was diagnosed by coronary angiography in a male patient who presented with only minor symptoms. We discuss the pathogenesis of spontaneous dissection and the prognosis for this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bristol Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: MacConnell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis