A case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction in a young adult male - an increasingly recognized rare disease

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Mohamed Taha (Author), Htun Latt (Author), Jaafar Al-Khafaji (Author), Mohamed Ali (Author), Richard Seher (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of myocardial infarction and sudden death. Although some correlations have been noted in relation to aetiology, no direct causes have been identified in a large number of patients. Most of the...