Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Treated with Intravascular Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

authors:

avatar Lucky Cuenza 1 , * , avatar Kay Woon Ho 2

Department of Adult Cardiology, Philippine Heart Center, Manila, Philippines
Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore

how to cite: Cuenza L, Ho K W. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Treated with Intravascular Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2018;12(3):e64428. 

Abstract

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is an unusual but important cause of acute coronary syndromes. We presented a case suffering from acute myocardial infarction with extensive SCAD confirmed on angiography. The use of intravascular ultrasound enabled identification of the extent of the disease and served as an important adjunct to successful percutaneous interventional treatment.

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