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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody
Department of Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Dr Mahesh Krishnamurthy
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA; mahesh_kmurthy{at}yahoo.com
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an extremely uncommon cause of myocardial infarction, occurring predominantly in women during or after pregnancy. The exact aetiology is unknown. This report describes a 33 year postpartum woman with diagnosed SCAD who tested positive for anticardiolipin antibody. This is the first case of SCAD in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody. The authors hypothesised that there should be a strong association between them.
Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; APS, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; SCAD, spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Keywords: antiphospholipid antibody; coronary artery dissection; postpartum period
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Heart 2004 90: 994.
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