May emergency hypertension be reason of spontaneous coronary artery dissection?

TATLI E., ALTUN A.

International Journal of Cardiology, cilt.140, sa.3, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 140 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.079
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Cardiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute coronary syndrome, Emergency hypertension, Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an uncommon clinical condition. It has most often been described in healthy peripartum women with no risk factors for atherosclerosis. We present a patient of a 40 year-old man with emergency hypertension. His coronary angiography revealed dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery which was treated with angioplasty and stenting. We postulate that emergency hypertension may be a reason of spontaneous coronary artery dissection. © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.