Rapid Healing of a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Detected by Computed Tomography Angiography.

Rapid Healing of a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Detected by Computed Tomography Angiography. Int Heart J. 2018 Mar 20;: Authors: Sakai K, Kobayashi Y, Shirai S, Ando K Abstract Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome and little is known about characteristics, treatment, and follow-up of patients with SCAD. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of SCAD. Herein, we describe a case of a patient with SCAD who underwent successful conservative management, and in whom CTA was able to detect rapid healing of the dissection, 4.5 hours post-dissection. PMID: 29563379 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research