title: Acute myocardial infarction due to an acute type A aortic dissection involving the left main coronary artery.
abstract: We report a case of anterior myocardial infarction due to a Stanford type A aortic dissection involving the left main trunk of the coronary artery. Acute myocardial infarction due to extension of an acute Stanford type A aortic dissection is an infrequent but devastating situation. In our case a spontaneous aortocoronary dissection involving the Valsalva sinus and the ascending aorta with a history of hypertension is the most plausible cause. Emergent aortic replacement and revascularisation was performed. (Neth Heart J 2007;15:263-4.).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Zegers
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gehlmann
authors.forename: F W A
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Verheugt