Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a postpartum woman treated with multiple drug-eluting stents.
Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a very rare cause of myocardial ischemia. Its optimal treatment is not yet well defined and is usually tailored to clinical features. We report a case of a postpartum woman with multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection and acute myocardial infarction, in whom the drug-eluting stenting of the only alleged 'culprit' vessel did not prevent the propagation of dissection from another vessel. Although the recommendations drawn from a single case report are not conclusive, we believe that when there is a multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a setting of acute myocardial infarction, all dissected coronary segments should be treated using stents.
Division of Cardiology, 'Cannizzaro' Hospital, Italy. azzarelli.s@tiscali.it
Salvatore
S
Azzarelli
Damiana
D
Fiscella
Francesco
F
Amico
Michele
M
Giacoppo
Vincenzo
V
Argentino
Antonio
A
Fiscella
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy