This case report highlights spontaneous coronary artery dissection as a potential cause of anterior myocardial infarction in young men, which may be complicated by distal embolization.
A case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a young male with subsequent myocardial infarction is reported. In addition, distal vessel occlusion is noted, presumably from embolization of thrombotic material originating from the site of dissection. Postulated mechanisms of this uncommon cause of myocardial infarction and subsequent therapeutic options are reviewed.
Yeoh et al. (Fri,) studied this question.