PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M Krishnamurthy AU - R Desai AU - H Patel TI - Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody AID - 10.1136/hrt.2004.038869 DP - 2004 Sep 01 TA - Heart PG - e53--e53 VI - 90 IP - 9 4099 - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/9/e53.short 4100 - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/9/e53.full SO - Heart2004 Sep 01; 90 AB - 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.