Treatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with drug-eluting stents

Authors

• Samad Ghaffari, Department of Cardiology, Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz, Iran. Tel. +98 (411) 3357771. Fax. +98 (411) 3344021. E-mail: ghafaris{at}gmail.com
• Jahanbakhsh Samadikhah, Department of Cardiology, Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz, Iran. Tel. +98 (411) 3357771. Fax. +98 (411) 3344021. E-mail: ghafaris{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection SCAD is a rare condition which may result in sudden coronary occlusion, acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. The prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is uncertain and optimal treatment is unknown. We describe a case of SCAD in a 29-year-old male with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction MI and post-MI angina that was treated with drug-eluting stents.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

451

Last Page

453

Recommended Citation

Ghaffari, Samad and Samadikhah, Jahanbakhsh (2007) "Treatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with drug-eluting stents," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 28: Iss. 3, Article 26.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3828