Surgical treatment of a postpartal spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection.
We report on a 34-year-old woman who presented with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction 12 weeks postpartum. Cardiac catheterization documented a left main coronary artery dissection with complete occlusion of the left anterior descending artery. The surgical treatment and the complicated postoperative course are discussed here.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Rebro Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. hgasparovic@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D049590:Postpartum Period