Key result
A 35-year-old post-partum woman with spontaneous coronary artery dissection subsequently developed a spontaneous vertebral artery dissection despite appropriate medical therapy, highlighting the need for high clinical suspicion.
Population
35-year-old female presenting with an acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction 7 months post-partum…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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Postpartum SCAD warrants vigilance for vertebral dissection; extends sparse case reports but remains hypothesis-generating.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the rare occurrence of sequential spontaneous coronary and vertebral artery dissections in the post-partum period despite appropriate medical therapy.
Cenkowski et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Spontaneous coronary and vertebral artery dissection (n=1). Medical management (dual antiplatelet therapy and anticoagulation) was evaluated. A 35-year-old post-partum woman with spontaneous coronary artery dissection subsequently developed a spontaneous vertebral artery dissection despite appropriate medical therapy, highlighting the need for high clinical suspicion.
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