Key result
PCI with IABP successfully resuscitates cardiac arrest caused by spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
Why the study?
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare condition with variable clinical presentations requiring high suspicion for diagnosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a severe presentation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) progressing to cardiac arrest in a young female, emphasizing the need for high clinical suspicion.
May inform rescue strategies in SCAD cardiac arrest; extends sparse evidence but leaves optimal management open.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare condition that has variable clinical presentations requiring a very high index of suspicion for diagnosis. We present here a case of a young female with SCAD who initially presented with chest pain and syncope, with progression to cardiac arrest.
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Adhikari et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) (n=1). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents and intra-aortic balloon pump was evaluated. A 39-year-old female with spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting as cardiac arrest was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and an intra-aortic balloon pump.
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