title: Emergency management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
abstract: Six cases of spontaneous coronary arteries dissection are reported. In one patient, triple vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection was identified. Another patient presented spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection. In one case we found the spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending artery associated with distal aortic arch dissection. These conditions are very rare and may present a surgical dilemma. Causative factors and underlying pathology are clarified. Prompt diagnosis and surgical intervention is safe and effective. Early recognition of left main coronary artery dissection or three-vessel dissection is essential because urgent coronary artery bypass grafting may be life saving.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Cardiac Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. mbonacchi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonacchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prifti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giunti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leacche
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors