European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging
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Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging · Jan 2017
Multicenter StudyPregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection: insights from a case series of 13 patients.
We sought to present a series of 13 pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection (P-SCAD), their angiographic and multimodal imaging findings, acute phase treatment, and outcomes. ⋯ In these 13 cases of P-SCAD, clinical presentation commonly included acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Multivessel dissections and involvement of the left coronary artery and left main coronary artery were highly prevalent. Clinicians must be aware of angiographic appearances of P-SCAD for prompt diagnosis and management in these high-risk patients.