Postpartum spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Hidayet Kayançiçek,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.14395

Hidayet Kayançiçek¹, Hasan Baki Altınsoy¹, Ümit Duman¹, Ömer Faruk Doğan²

¹Departments of Cardiology, Medical Park Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
²The Health Sciences University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
³Departments of Radiology, Medical Park Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.14395

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period is a rare cause of myocardial infarction. Multiparity and twin pregnancies are thought to increase the risk of spontaneous coronary artery dissection due to increased hormonal burden and hemodynamic stress. Although there is no consensus on the optimal treatment currently, conservative management, coronary artery bypass grafting, and percutaneous coronary intervention are used. We present four cases with spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period.

Keywords : Coronary artery bypass grafting; coronary artery dissection; coronary artery stenting; pregnancy

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