Why the study?
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare, life-threatening cause of acute myocardial infarction that must be considered in young, healthy women lacking typical risk factors.
Population
A 39-year-old White woman, three months postpartum, with spontaneous dissection of the distal LAD
Design
Case report
Authors
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Reinforces SCAD consideration in postpartum AMI; single case leaves management strategies open.
Hemodynamically stable postpartum patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection in distal branches and single-vessel disease can be successfully managed conservatively without revascularization.
Agrawal et al. (2019) studied this question.
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