Spontaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction in an Elderly Male: A Clue from the Collateral Flow

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Sung Woo ChoSung Woo ChoSung Woo Cho ORCID1, Byung Gyu  KimByung Gyu Kim1, Jong Chun NahJong Chun NahJong Chun Nah ORCID1,*
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea

International Cardiovascular Research Journal:Vol. 13, issue 2; 75-77
Published online:Jun 30, 2019
Article type:Case Report
Received:Jun 19, 2018
Accepted:Mar 11, 2019
How to Cite:Cho SW, Kim BG, Nah JC. Spontaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction in an Elderly Male: A Clue from the Collateral Flow. Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2019;13(2):e83466. doi:

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Video 1. Right Coronary Angiography Showing a Collateral Flow toward the Left Anterior Descending Artery and Contrast Dye Staining at the End of the Collateral Flow, Which Was Suspicious of Spontaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection.
Video 2. Intravascular Ultrasound Showing a Soft Atherosclerotic Plaque at the Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery and a Dissection Flap and False Lumen with Intramural Hematoma at the Left Main Coronary Artery.
 
 

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