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Systemic thrombolysis successfully treated a postmenopausal woman presenting with recurrent acute myocardial infarction due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
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This case report demonstrates the successful use of systemic thrombolysis in a patient with recurrent acute myocardial infarction due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare event as a cause of acute myocardial infarction. Optimal treatment remains unclear. In this report, we describe a case of spontaneous acute coronary artery dissection presenting as recurrent acute myocardial infarction in a postmenopausal woman, successfully treated with systemic thrombolysis. The case is discussed with review of the pertinent literature.
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Leone et al. (2003) conducted a case report in Acute myocardial infarction from spontaneous coronary artery dissection (n=1). Systemic thrombolysis was evaluated. Systemic thrombolysis successfully treated a postmenopausal woman presenting with recurrent acute myocardial infarction due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
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