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Successful surgical treatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection
J E. Lane1, R G. Cartledge, J H. Johnson
1The Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia, USA
Current Surgery
|June 9, 2001
Abstract:
To present a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is rare and often difficult to surgically repair. Additionally, diagnosis by coronary angiography is uncommon. We present a case of SCAD in a postpartum woman who underwent successful surgical correction of the left anterior descending artery. Such surgical intervention in cases similar to ours is critical for survival.