[Spontaneous dissection of the left main coronary artery: a case report and review of the literature].
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.
Caddeo
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Unità Coronarica, Ospedale San Martino, Oristano. cadant@katamail.com
Delogu
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Cadeddu
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Demontis
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Meloni
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Naccarato
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Marchi
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans