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Published in: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Case report

Percutaneous treatment of spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection using drug-eluting stent

Authors: Christos Graidis, Dimokritos Dimitriadis, Vasileios Karasavvidis, Georgios Dimitriadis, Efstathia Argyropoulou, Fotios Economou, George Spiromitros, Antonios Antoniou, Georgios Karakostas

Published in: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of ischemic heart disease and sudden death. Prompt diagnosis is of paramount importance, especially in cases when it manifests with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Case presentation

We report a case of a 42 year-old woman, who presented with an anterior STEMI in a hospital without on-site percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) facilities. She was transferred to our hospital and coronary angiography revealed a spontaneous dissection of the left main stem coronary artery (LM). The dissection was successfully managed with PCI.

Conclusion

PCI appears to be a potential option, for the treatment of selected cases with spontaneous LM dissection, presenting with an acute coronary syndrome.

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Metadata
Title
Percutaneous treatment of spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection using drug-eluting stent
Authors
Christos Graidis
Dimokritos Dimitriadis
Vasileios Karasavvidis
Georgios Dimitriadis
Efstathia Argyropoulou
Fotios Economou
George Spiromitros
Antonios Antoniou
Georgios Karakostas
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-14-191

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