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Case Reports
. 2004 Sep;90(9):e53.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.038869.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody

M Krishnamurthy  1 , R Desai, H Patel
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Case Reports

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody

M Krishnamurthy et al. Heart. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an extremely uncommon cause of myocardial infarction, occurring predominantly in women during or after pregnancy. The exact aetiology is unknown. This report describes a 33 year postpartum woman with diagnosed SCAD who tested positive for anticardiolipin antibody. This is the first case of SCAD in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody. The authors hypothesised that there should be a strong association between them.

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Figure 1
Left anterior oblique coronary angiogram showing the dissected segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery between the two black arrows.
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