DOI: 10.12890/2023_004027

Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the setting of anomalous left coronary arteries

Authors

  • Theodore Yang Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
  • Joshua Rezkalla Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
  • Gurpreet Singh Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

tcyang@mcw.edu

Keywords

Dissection, anomaly, myocardial infarction

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an epicardial coronary artery dissection not associated with atherosclerosis or trauma, and is not iatrogenic. The pathogenesis of SCAD is not fully understood, and the association of coronary artery anomalies and SCAD is not known. We present a case of a 64-year-old woman presenting with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) due to have multivessel SCAD in the setting of anomalous origin of the coronary arteries with all three coronary arteries – right coronary artery (RCA), left anterior descending artery (LAD), and left circumflex artery (LCx) originating from the right sinus of Valsalva.

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Published

2023-09-06

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 10 (2023)

How to Cite

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Yang T, Rezkalla J, Singh G. Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the setting of anomalous left coronary arteries. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 6 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];10(10). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/4027

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