Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and pulmonary thromboembolism: a case report.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) still is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. SCAD has been observed in three groups of patients: those with coronary atherosclerosis, peripartal women and idiopathic group. SCAD may be associated with some conditions. We report an unusual association: SCAD and pulmonary thromboembolism.
Gul
Ibrahim
I
Basar
Emrullah
E
Cetinkaya
Yakup
Y
Kasapkara
Ahmet
A
Kalay
Nihat
N
Ozdogru
Ibrahim
I
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin; D013300:Streptokinase