Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). With the increasing recognition of this condition presenting as ACS in females, clinicians should always remain vigilant for it. This case describes a patient with congenital heart disease presenting...

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Main Authors: Avinash V. Sharma, MD, MPH, Raja Zaghol, MD, Ana Barac, MD, PhD, Itsik Ben-Dor, MD, Anitha John, MD, PhD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919301202
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spelling doaj-e0aab905630a4c1a9bb3a79cfa2493af2021-06-07T06:54:10ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492019-08-0112146150Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great ArteriesAvinash V. Sharma, MD, MPH0Raja Zaghol, MD1Ana Barac, MD, PhD2Itsik Ben-Dor, MD3Anitha John, MD, PhD4Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DCDepartment of Internal Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DCMedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DCMedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DCDivision of Cardiology, Children’s National Health System, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Address for correspondence: Dr. Anitha S. John, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010.Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). With the increasing recognition of this condition presenting as ACS in females, clinicians should always remain vigilant for it. This case describes a patient with congenital heart disease presenting with SCAD. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919301202coronary angiographyspontaneous coronary artery dissectiontransposition of the great arteries
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author Avinash V. Sharma, MD, MPH
Raja Zaghol, MD
Ana Barac, MD, PhD
Itsik Ben-Dor, MD
Anitha John, MD, PhD
spellingShingle Avinash V. Sharma, MD, MPH
Raja Zaghol, MD
Ana Barac, MD, PhD
Itsik Ben-Dor, MD
Anitha John, MD, PhD
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
JACC: Case Reports
coronary angiography
spontaneous coronary artery dissection
transposition of the great arteries
author_facet Avinash V. Sharma, MD, MPH
Raja Zaghol, MD
Ana Barac, MD, PhD
Itsik Ben-Dor, MD
Anitha John, MD, PhD
author_sort Avinash V. Sharma, MD, MPH
title Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
title_short Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
title_full Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
title_fullStr Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
title_sort spontaneous coronary artery dissection in levo-transposition of the great arteries
publisher Elsevier
series JACC: Case Reports
issn 2666-0849
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). With the increasing recognition of this condition presenting as ACS in females, clinicians should always remain vigilant for it. This case describes a patient with congenital heart disease presenting with SCAD. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
topic coronary angiography
spontaneous coronary artery dissection
transposition of the great arteries
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919301202
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