title: A case of spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection presenting with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia. Multivessel SCAD is much rarer than single vessel involvement and acute coronary syndrome remains the most common clinical presentation of a patient with SCAD. It predominantly occurs in association with atherosclerosis or in the absence of atherosclerosis. We, hereby, present a case of spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection in a 35-year-old male patient presenting with chest pain and ventricular tachycardia following emotional stress and discuss the etiology and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. turgutkarabag@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karabag
authors.forename: Sait M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome