title: [Spontaneous dissection of the left main coronary artery: a case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Primary spontaneous coronary artery dissection occurs rarely. Compared to usual acute coronary syndromes, it occurs in relatively young people, particularly in women in the peripartum or early post-partum period. The etiology of spontaneous coronary artery dissection remains unclear; there have been less than 150 cases reported in the literature, and only 28 cases documented in the left main coronary artery. This article reports the clinical course of a patient with primary spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection who was treated with coronary artery bypass grafting after clinical steadiness.
authors.affiliation: Unità Coronarica, Ospedale San Martino, Oristano. cadant@katamail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caddeo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delogu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cadeddu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Demontis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naccarato
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Marchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans