title: Spontaneous healing of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a case report.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an extremely rare cause of myocardial ischemia. It is more prevalent in young women, particularly in the peripartum period. We report a case of SCAD occurring in a 40-year-old non-pregnant woman who presented with acute coronary syndrome. Coronary angiography revealed dissection in the mid and distal portions of left anterior descending artery. She was treated with medical therapy and repeat coronary angiography at 2 months showed no signs of the previous dissection.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erdim
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gormez
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aytekin
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014945:Wound Healing