Key result
Emotional stress triggers multivessel SCAD presenting with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia.
Why the study?
Spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia with limited clinical descriptions, especially presenting with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection presenting with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia following emotional stress.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia. Multivessel SCAD is much rarer than single vessel involvement and acute coronary syndrome remains the most common clinical presentation of a patient with SCAD. It predominantly occurs in association with atherosclerosis or in the absence of atherosclerosis. We, hereby, present a case of spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection in a 35-year-old male patient presenting with chest pain and ventricular tachycardia following emotional stress and discuss the etiology and treatment options.
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Karabağ et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection (n=1). A 35-year-old male presented with spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection, acute myocardial infarction, and ventricular tachycardia following emotional stress.
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