Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Young Prepartum Female Patient
Jul 31, 2017 | Michael Viray, MD; Sujani Yadlapati, MD; Stephen Bruening; Vincent M. Figueredo, MD, FACC; Christian F. Witzke, MD
A 32-year-old pregnant (G9P4) African-American woman at 38 weeks of gestation presented with acute-onset substernal chest pain radiating to her left shoulder, accompanied by dyspnea and diaphoresis.
Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Coronary Angiography, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Aspirin, Nitroglycerin, Heparin, Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, Progesterone, Coronary Vasospasm, Secondary Prevention, Vasa Vasorum, Heart Ventricles, Blood Pressure, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Asthma, Obstetrics, Abdominal Wall, Elastic Tissue, African Americans, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Rate, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Vascular Diseases, Chest Pain, Electrocardiography, Echocardiography, Tunica Media, Stents, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Postpartum Period, Dyspnea, Dyslipidemias, Blood Volume, Pregnancy, Multiple, Cesarean Section, Pediatrics, Hematoma, Cardiac Output, Thrombosis