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Case Reports
. 1994 Feb;49(2):142-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(05)83460-9.

Case report: spontaneous coronary artery dissection

R Parry  1 , T MacConnell, P Wilde
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Case Reports

Case report: spontaneous coronary artery dissection

R Parry et al. Clin Radiol. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of ischaemic heart disease occurring most commonly in young women. It is frequently fatal. Our case is unusual in that a very long dissection flap was diagnosed by coronary angiography in a male patient who presented with only minor symptoms. We discuss the pathogenesis of spontaneous dissection and the prognosis for this group of patients.

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