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Review
. 2016 Dec;62(12):994-996.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Case report and review of the literature

David Wonnacott  1 , Ross Berringer  2
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Review

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Case report and review of the literature

David Wonnacott et al. Can Fam Physician. 2016 Dec.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The patient’s 12-lead electrocardiogram on admission, showing minimal ST-segment depression in the aVR lead and minimal ST-segment elevation in leads V2 and V3
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Coronary angiography on day 4 of admission showing an isolated, irregularly contoured 70% stenosis of the distal left anterior descending coronary artery without other atherosclerotic changes
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