Spontaneous asymptomatic coronary artery dissection in a young man.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare condition that most often presents as acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death. Here we present the case of a young man of 25 years, who had remained asymptomatic in spite of SCAD. This case highlights the fact that spontaneous dissections can occur at a young age and can involve more than one coronary artery, without producing clinical symptoms.
Shankarappa
Ravindranath Khandenahally
RK
Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, India.
Panneerselvam
Arunkumar
A
Dwarakaprasad
Ramesh
R
Karur
Satish
S
Krishnanaik
Geetha Bachahally
GB
Nanjappa
Manjunath Cholenahally
MC
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk
D001241:Aspirin