Korean Circ J.  1998 Jan;28(1):108-112. 10.4070/kcj.1998.28.1.108.

A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection during Exercise Treated with Stenting

• Choi SJ
• Jung WH
• Kwon JI
• Choi KL
• Lee SW
• Son JW
• Oh SJ
• Son MS
• Choi IS
• Shin EK

• KMID: 1894757
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1998.28.1.108

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare disease that occurs most commonly in young people, especially in peripartum or postpartum women. It is usually catastrophic and fatal. The etiology of dissection is still under discussion. Possible factors are inflammation, changes of flow dynamics, and preexisting intima lesions. The treatment of choice for spontaneous coronary artery dissection is still not settled. The authors report a twenty-nine year-old woman with coronary lesions diagnosed as spontaneous coronary artery dissection which developed during exercise and was treated with intracoronary stenting.

Keyword

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection; Intracoronary stenting

MeSH Terms

Coronary Vessels*
Female
Humans
Inflammation
Peripartum Period
Postpartum Period
Rare Diseases
Stents*