title: Spontaneous dissection of left anterior descending coronary artery: the diagnostic role of dual-source computed tomography.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is usually diagnosed by an urgent coronary angiography. We report a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery, which was diagnosed by dual-source computed tomography. Subsequent coronary angiography confirmed the result. Computed tomographic coronary angiography can be a complementary diagnostic tool for the assessment of coronary artery dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, China. zhengmw2007@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Minwen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jiayi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bijun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huan
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed / Q000639:trends*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media