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CASE REPORT
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection involving the left main stem: assessment by intravascular ultrasound
1 Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Wels, Wels, Austria
2 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital Wels
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr J Auer
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Wels, A-4600 Wels, Austria; johann.auer{at}khwels.at
This case report describes the devastating consequences of spontaneous coronary dissection in a 36 year old female patient who otherwise had a normal coronary arteriogram. Intravascular ultrasound showed coronary artery dissection and intramural haematoma at the left main stem coronary artery. Acute coronary syndrome developed and subsequently surgical revascularisation was performed successfully.
Keywords: coronary artery; left main stem; dissection; spontaneous dissection; intravascular ultrasound
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Heart 2004 90: 749.
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