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Acute Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Peripartum Period

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 20; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/j.jvca.2005.07.021

1532-8422

Aaron S. Hammond, Peter L. Bailey,

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION (SCAD) is a rare condition that can lead to blood flow obstruction and acute myocardial ischemia and infarction. 1 Trichon B.H. Zidar J.P. Bashore T.M. et al. Acute myocardial infarction in a young female. J Invasive Cardiol. 2001; 13: 597-600 PubMed Google Scholar The morbidity and mortality associated with SCAD in pregnant or postpartum patients can be high without awareness of the possibility of this condition and its appropriate treatment. The authors present a case and review the literature concerning acute SCAD in the peripartum patient.