Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Report and the Lessons from Practice
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.2.49
- Author:
Tan Wei Ming
1
,
2
;
Julian Tey Hock Chuan
3
;
Asri Ranga Abdullah Ramaiah
3
;
Hana Maizuliana Solehan
1
,
2
;
Sarah Zulaikha Samad
1
,
2
;
Sia Koon Ket
2
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Persiaran Ilmu, Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia&
2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ampang, Jalan Mewah Utara, Taman Pandan Mewah, 68000 Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
3. Department of Cardiology, Hospital Serdang, Jalan Puchong, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Coronary artery dissection, Pregnancy, Spontaneous
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.2):344-346
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection (P-SCAD) is one of the fatal conditions that most commonly causes pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction. We herein report a case of P-SCAD in a 26-year-old multigravida woman, who complained of angina postpartum with raised cardiac biomarkers and transient ST-segment
elevation on electrocardiograms. We emphasize the importance of a high degree of suspicion in the diagnosis of
P-SCAD, together with the common presentation, the management approach, and its psychological impacts on the
patients.
- Full text:11.2023my1499.pdf