Case reports of coronary fibromuscular dysplasia and spontaneous coronary artery dissections.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Published: March 2019

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute coronary syndrome especially in women. The most common underlying predisposing cause of SCAD is fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), a non-inflammatory arteriopathy that results in weakening of the affected arteries, and can cause dissection or aneurysm. Coronary FMD (CFMD) was described as rare, and was shown to cause SCAD in histopathological case reports. Unfortunately, CFMD is challenging to diagnose on coronary angiography, as the findings can be similar to other causes of coronary artery disease. Therefore, we illustrate two case examples of CFMD on coronary angiography, and highlight findings on optical coherence tomography to aid diagnosis.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27982DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

coronary artery
12
case reports
8
coronary
8
fibromuscular dysplasia
8
spontaneous coronary
8
coronary angiography
8
reports coronary
4
coronary fibromuscular
4
dysplasia spontaneous
4
artery dissections
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!