Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Spontaneous Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery in a Young Male

  • OriginalPaper
  • Published:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction. We report a case of a 33-year-old male who presented with an acute inferior myocardial infarction. Coronary arteriography performed 3 hours after the episode revealed a dissection involving the middle segment of right coronary artery. Because of a spiral form of dissection and the TIMI 3 flow grade, our patient was treated medically and repeat coronary angiography 6 months later was decided.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. SJ De Maio SH Kinsella ME Silverman (1989) ArticleTitleClinical course and long-term prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection Am J Cardiol 64 471–474 Occurrence Handle10.1016/0002-9149(89)90423-2 Occurrence Handle2773790

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. H Mohamed A Eshawesh N Habib (2002) ArticleTitleSpontaneous coronary artery dissection. A case report and review of the literature Angiology 53 205–211 Occurrence Handle11952112

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. HC Pretty (1931) ArticleTitleDissection aneurysm of coronary artery in a woman age 42: rupture Br Med J 1 667

    Google Scholar 

  4. DJ Bac FK Logering AP Verkuaik et al. (1995) ArticleTitleSpontaneous coronary artery dissection during pregnancy and post-partum Eur Heart J 16 136–138 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:ByqB2Mrjt1Q%3D Occurrence Handle7737212

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. AC Bateman PJ Gallagher AC Vincenti (1995) ArticleTitleSudden death from coronary artery dissection J Clin Pathol 48 781–784 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:BymD3crovFE%3D Occurrence Handle7560212

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. AC Borczuk KH van Hoeven SM Factor (1997) ArticleTitleReview and hypothesis: the eosinophil and peripartum heart disease (myocarditis and coronary artery dissection)—coincidence or pathogenetic significance Cardiovasc Res 33 527–532 Occurrence Handle10.1016/S0008-6363(96)00257-X Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:ByiB2cjjvFE%3D Occurrence Handle9093522

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. V Catanese P Venot F Lemesle (1995) ArticleTitleMyocardial infarction by spontaneous dissection of coronary arteries in a subject with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (abstract) Presse Med 24 1345–1347 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:BymD1MnmtFI%3D Occurrence Handle7494846

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. MV Sherrid J Mieres A Mograder (199) ArticleTitleOnset during exercise of spontaneous coronary artery dissection and sudden death. Occurrence in a trained athlete: case report and review of prior cases Chest 108 284–287

    Google Scholar 

  9. TM Lee CS Liau (1995) ArticleTitleSpontaneous coronary artery dissection in an elderly woman with acute inferior myocardial infarction. A case report Angiology 46 847–851 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:ByqA1M%2FkvVU%3D Occurrence Handle7661390

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. D Antoniucci LM Diligenti (1990) ArticleTitleSpontaneous dissection of the three major coronary arteries Eur Heart J 11 1130–1134 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:By6C2Mzjs1Q%3D Occurrence Handle2292264

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  11. P Deseigne A Tabib R Loire (1992) ArticleTitleAn unusual cause of sudden death: spontaneous dissection of coronary arteries-apropos of 2 cases (abstract) Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 85 1031–1033 Occurrence Handle1449336

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. J Pasalodos Pita N Vazquez Gonzalez L Perez Alvarez (1994) ArticleTitleSpontaneous coronary artery dissection Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 32 27–32 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:ByuA3MzmsVM%3D Occurrence Handle8039214

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. M Nishino J Kato A Ezumi (1990) ArticleTitleA case of primary coronary artery dissection (abstract) Kokyu To Junkan 38 589–593 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:By%2BA3szhtlQ%3D Occurrence Handle2377831

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. S Shah M Sketch J Tcheng (2002) ArticleTitleAcute myocardial infarction in a young male while playing paintball J Invasive Cardiol 14 713–715

    Google Scholar 

  15. JI Gonzalez JA Hill CR Conti (1989) ArticleTitleSpontaneous coronary artery dissection treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty Am J Cardiol 63 885–886

    Google Scholar 

  16. MW Klustein D Tzivoni D Bitran (1997) ArticleTitleTreatment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: report of three cases Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 40 372–376 Occurrence Handle10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199704)40:4<372::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-P Occurrence Handle9096938

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. RS Singh HS Pannu R Agarwal (1997) ArticleTitleSpontaneous double vessel coronary artery dissection. A case report and surgical management Scand Cardiovasc J 31 181–183 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:ByiH3cbot1A%3D Occurrence Handle9264170

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  18. P Zampieri S Aggio L Roncon (1996) ArticleTitleFollow-up after spontaneous coronary artery dissection. A report of five cases Heart 75 206–209 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:BymB2cnovFc%3D Occurrence Handle8673763

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Laiko Hospital of Athens, Greece

    Dimitris P. Papadopoulos, Ioannis Moyssakis, Alexandros Perakis, Andreas Athanasiou, Ioannis Benos & Vassilios E. Votteas

  2. Department of Anatomy, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Sophia Anagnostopoulou

Authors
  1. Dimitris P. Papadopoulos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ioannis Moyssakis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Alexandros Perakis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Andreas Athanasiou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Sophia Anagnostopoulou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Ioannis Benos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Vassilios E. Votteas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Dimitris P. Papadopoulos.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Papadopoulos, D., Moyssakis, I., Perakis, A. et al. Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Spontaneous Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery in a Young Male. CVIR 27, 536–537 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0256-5

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0256-5

Search

Navigation