Triple vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the young patient: A case report
Author(s): Modhahir Almossabeh, Fadi Alreefi, Saleh Alkhalifah and Zuhair Al Sulaiman
Abstract: In late years spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) had emerging as a non-atherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).We report an interesting case of a young male patient presenting to an emergency with substernal chest discomfort with positive troponin and electrocardiogram changes consistent with NSTEMI.Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) was initiated following ACS PROTOCOL, which found a critical three-vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) that Cardiothoracic Surgery is recommending FOR Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).The clinical status of the patient had a full recovery with cardiac rehabilitation and was discharged on postoperative on day five with outpatient follow-up.Our aim is to incorporate this interesting case report into the current literature and help improve early diagnosis and treatment based on current recommendations.
Modhahir Almossabeh, Fadi Alreefi, Saleh Alkhalifah, Zuhair Al Sulaiman. Triple vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the young patient: A case report. J Case Rep Sci Images 2023;5(1):27-30. DOI: 10.22271/27080056.2023.v5.i1a.63