Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection caused by intervention for spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a surgical case report

Abstract Background Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection (AAD) caused by cardiovascular intervention is rare. Also rare is spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a form of acute coronary syndrome, which develops in relatively young women without coronary risk factors. We encountered type A iat...

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Main Authors: Yuki Hayashi, Makoto Taoka, Shunji Osaka, Satoshi Unosawa, Masashi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01333-6