Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Unusual Cause of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Young Males.

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Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
20 Jan 2021
Historique:
entrez: 25 2 2021
pubmed: 26 2 2021
medline: 26 2 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a non-traumatic, non-iatrogenic, and non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disorder that manifests clinically as an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), arrhythmia, or sudden cardiac death (SCD). It is a rare cause of ACS (1.7-4%) and SCD (0.5%), more commonly in women than men. It is rarely reported in males. We report a case of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to SCAD in a 44-year-old healthy male.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33628690
doi: 10.7759/cureus.12827
pmc: PMC7895732
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e12827

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, Rahman et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Tanvir Rahman (T)

Internal Medicine, St Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, USA.

Reihaneh Moghadam (R)

Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, USA.

Morton Rinder (M)

Cardiology, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, USA.

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