Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: long stenting in a patient with polycythemia vera

I Patrick Kay; Michael JA Williams

doi:10.1080/acc.2.3.191.193

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: long stenting in a patient with polycythemia vera

Int J Cardiovasc Intervent. 1999;2(3):191-193. doi: 10.1080/acc.2.3.191.193.

Authors

I Patrick Kay¹, Michael JA Williams

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

PMID: 12623589
DOI: 10.1080/acc.2.3.191.193

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia or sudden cardiac death. We describe a patient with polycythemia vera and a chronic spontaneous coronary artery dissection who was treated with successful angioplasty and long stenting.