Active inflammatory bowel disease and coronary artery dissection.
The case of a young woman with flare-up of Crohn's disease, who had an acute myocardial infarction due to the spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery, is reported. The literature on this rare condition is reviewed and a mechanism postulated for spontaneous coronary artery dissection in inflammatory bowel disease.
Srinivas
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Department of Gastroenterology, Rotherham District General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD, UK. drsrinivasm@hotmail.com
Basumani
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P
Muthusamy
R
R
Wheeldon
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology