title: Spontaneous triple coronary artery dissection.
abstract: Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge, triple-vessel dissection has been reported in only 7 patients to date. We present the successful surgical treatment of the triple coronary artery dissection in a 57-year-old man. The patient had aortic valve replacement simultaneously. Triple SCAD is a rare and life-threatening condition, and long-term results are necessary for an optimum treatment approach. It should be kept in mind that triple SCAD may be more common and fatal than thought, as uninvestigated cases of sudden death could mask the true incidence and prognosis of triple SCAD.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akgul
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gursoy
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bakuy
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Komurcu
authors.forename: Ilker Murat
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Caglar
authors.forename: Jabir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gulmaliyev
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents