title: Stent implantation for spontaneous coronary dissection.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction and sudden death. We report a case of diffuse spontaneous left coronary artery dissection occurring in the postpartum period, successfully treated by multiple stent implantation. Coronary angiography performed 3 months later showed no evidence of dissection and TIMI flow grade 3 in the treated coronary arteries. At 12-month follow-up the patient was asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Speciale di Diagnosi e Cura di Emodinamica, Università degli Studi Tor Vergata, Roma.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Versaci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaspardone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Proietti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiariello
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gioffrè
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents