Spontaneous coronary dissection: case report

• Published in: Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 119
• Main Authors: Couto, Gustavo J Ventura, Deslandes, Alexandre de O, Santos, Paulo César de Souza, Cruz, Alexandre de Araújo, Saraiva, Roberto Santos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - surgery; Contraindications; Coronary Angiography; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Revascularization; Rupture, Spontaneous; Stents; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the case of a 62-year-old man, with spontaneous coronary dissection of the left circumflex artery, treated surgically by myocardial revascularization. The successfully accomplished surgery demonstrates, in this case, to be the only possible way of a cure.