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Carotid Dissection Complicated by Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.

Bria D Giacomino¹, Michael C Giudici¹

¹Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases : the Official Journal of National Stroke Association

|April 11, 2017

Summary

This case report details a patient with fibromuscular dysplasia experiencing bilateral carotid artery dissections, leading to hemodynamic instability. Stenting the carotid artery successfully resolved these dangerous blood pressure and heart rate variations.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Vascular Surgery
Neurology

Background:

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare non-atherosclerotic vascular disease.
Spontaneous carotid artery dissection is a serious complication of FMD.
Hemodynamic instability can arise from carotid artery dissections.

Keywords:

Carotid artery dissection fibromuscular dysplasia hemodynamic instability polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

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