title: Spontaneous coronary dissection in polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: We report a case of a 46-year-old woman with hypertension and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease who presented with chest pain and was found to have spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) on diagnostic catheterization. We review the pathogenesis, management and prognosis of SCAD. We conclude that in patients with polycystic kidney disease who present with angina pectoris and positive cardiac biomarkers, coronary artery dissection should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Resident at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island).
authors.forename: Maxwell E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Afari
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quddus
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhattarai
authors.forename: Amrita R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Broderick
mesh_terms: D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Polycystic kidney disease; extra renal; spontaneous coronary dissection