RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP e53
OP e53
DO 10.1136/hrt.2004.038869
VO 90
IS 9
A1 M Krishnamurthy
A1 R Desai
A1 H Patel
YR 2004
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/9/e53.abstract
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.