Postpartum spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) managed conservatively

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 26;129(2):e53-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.118. Epub 2007 Sep 12.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome and has been described in young women during the peripartum period. Management of these patients has been controversial. A 35 year old Caucasian female, 11 days postcesarean section delivery presented with acute myocardial infarction. She underwent angiography within a few hours of presentation, which showed dissection of LAD. Repeat angiography six days later showed improvement of dissection. Patient showed clinical improvement on conservative treatment and no recurrence of symptoms over the past two years follow-up. There is no consensus on the treatment and our case is one of the cases managed successfully with conservative treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / drug therapy*
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology
  • Cesarean Section
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / drug therapy*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Nitrates / therapeutic use
  • Puerperal Disorders / diagnostic imaging
  • Puerperal Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Puerperal Disorders / etiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Anticoagulants
  • Nitrates