Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and pulmonary thromboembolism: a case report

Ibrahim Gul; Emrullah Basar; Yakup Cetinkaya; Ahmet Kasapkara; Nihat Kalay; Ibrahim Ozdogru

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.250

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and pulmonary thromboembolism: a case report

Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 16;118(1):e21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.250. Epub 2007 Mar 21.

Authors

Ibrahim Gul, Emrullah Basar, Yakup Cetinkaya, Ahmet Kasapkara, Nihat Kalay, Ibrahim Ozdogru

PMID: 17376551
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.250

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) still is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. SCAD has been observed in three groups of patients: those with coronary atherosclerosis, peripartal women and idiopathic group. SCAD may be associated with some conditions. We report an unusual association: SCAD and pulmonary thromboembolism.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Dissection / drug therapy
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / drug therapy
Coronary Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Heparin / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
Rupture, Spontaneous
Streptokinase / therapeutic use
Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anticoagulants
Fibrinolytic Agents
Warfarin
Heparin
Streptokinase