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2023, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Part A
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.
DOI: 10.22271/27080056.2023.v5.i1a.63
Pages: 27-30 | Views: 355 | Downloads: 145
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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
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