title: A rare case of idiopathic spontaneous coronary artery dissection causing acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare clinical event and often a fatal cause of ischaemic heart disease occurring predominantly in young or middle-aged otherwise healthy patients. We present the case of a 59-year-old female patient who was admitted to our coronary care unit with acute anterior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed a long dissection involving the left coronary artery. Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting was performed unsuccessfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, San Paolo Hospital, Savona, Italy. davide.bartolini5@tin.it
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bartolini
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vischi
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellone
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases