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Chokhachi R, Reiss CK. The role of coronary computed tomography angiography in pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction. Oxf Med Case Reports 2023; 2023:omad041. [PMID: 37091686 PMCID: PMC10120434 DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omad041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Pregnancy-associated coronary artery dissection is one of the critical causes of myocardial infarction in young females. The challenges in the diagnosis and follow-up of pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction prompted us to highlight the potential role of coronary computed angiography in managing this life-threatening medical condition. Case Summary We describe a case of a 29-year-old female with sudden onset chest discomfort one-week postpartum. She presented to the hospital with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction and was urgently taken to the cath lab for PCI and stent placement. Thirteen months later, with intermittent chest discomfort, an coronary computed tomography was done, demonstrating evidence of SCAD and aneurysm formation in the left main coronary artery and left circumflex coronary artery. Repeat cardiac catheterization confirmed the same diagnosis. Given her refractory chest discomfort and the chance of aneurysm rupture decision was made to proceed with a three-vessel CABG. At 3-month and 1-year followup visits, the patient is doing well and remains pain-free. Conclusion In this case presentation, we aim to highlight the potential role of Coronary Computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis and follow-up of pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection, given the high accuracy and non invasiveness of this diagnostic modality in the context of the high prevalence of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in symptomatic or asymptomatic pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction.
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- Reihaneh Chokhachi
- Correspondence address. St. Luke’s Hospital, Internal Medicine GME office, 224 S. Woods Mill Road, Suite 400 South, Chesterfield, MO, USA 63017. E-mail:
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, MO, USA
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Garcia-Guimarães M, Bastante T, Antuña P, Jimenez C, de la Cuerda F, Cuesta J, Rivero F, Premawardhana D, Adlam D, Alfonso F. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Management. Eur Cardiol 2020; 15:1-8. [PMID: 32256714 PMCID: PMC7113739 DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2019.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a relatively infrequent cause of acute coronary syndrome that usually affects young to middle-aged women. Mainly because of its low prevalence, until recently, most of the evidence on this condition was derived from case reports and small series. Over the last 5 years, more robust evidence has become available from larger retrospective and prospective cohorts of patients with SCAD. The increase in knowledge and recognition of this entity has led to the publication of expert consensus on both sides of the Atlantic. However, new data are continuously accumulating from larger cohorts of patients with SCAD, bringing new light to this little-understood condition. The aim of this article is to update the knowledge on SCAD, including new information from recent studies published since the consensus documents from the European Society of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
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- Marcos Garcia-Guimarães
- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
- Cardiology Department, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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Byard RW, Gilbert JD, Langlois NEI. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2017; 13:248-251. [DOI: 10.1007/s12024-017-9845-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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