title: Acute coronary syndrome caused by coronary artery dissection mimicking acute plaque rupture.
abstract: When a middle-aged, nonpregnant female patient with no coronary risk factors presents with chest pain, what are the red flags for unusual causes? This case report provides important diagnostic clues as well as progressive therapeutic steps to solving a potentially life-threatening problem.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome