Spontaneous coronary artery dissection during cisplatin and capecitabine therapy.

Introduction: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cardiovascular disease that can cause acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. The mechanism of this pathology and the optimal treatment are not fully understood.

Presentation Of Case: An acute myocardial infarction developed while a fifty five years old woman with a rectal adenocarcinoma was receiving a cisplatin and capecitabine therapy.