Daniel Addison1, Jonathan Brammer1, Swapna Gupta1, Nasser Lakkis2. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. 2. Ben Taub General Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute coronary syndromes; and one quarter of these patients present during the post-partum period. Furthermore, ventricular fibrillation is a rare presentation of this disease entity. CASE: A 32-year-old woman presented 3 days post Cesarean-section delivery with chest pain, ischemic electrocardiogram changes, and ventricular fibrillation arrest. The patient was taken for cardiac catheterization and found to have a left anterior coronary artery dissection necessitating 6 stents to restore flow to the vessel. CONCLUSION: We report the first case of survival after ventricular fibrillation arrest of a woman presenting with spontaneous coronary dissection in the post-partum period. Our case underscores the importance of recognizing ventricular fibrillation as a first presenting sign of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the post-partum period.
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute coronary syndromes; and one quarter of these patients present during the post-partum period. Furthermore, ventricular fibrillation is a rare presentation of this disease entity. CASE: A 32-year-old woman presented 3 days post Cesarean-section delivery with chest pain, ischemic electrocardiogram changes, and ventricular fibrillation arrest. The patient was taken for cardiac catheterization and found to have a left anterior coronary artery dissection necessitating 6 stents to restore flow to the vessel. CONCLUSION: We report the first case of survival after ventricular fibrillation arrest of a woman presenting with spontaneous coronary dissection in the post-partum period. Our case underscores the importance of recognizing ventricular fibrillation as a first presenting sign of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the post-partum period.
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