Management of Postpartum Left Main Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Chayakrit Krittanawong; Michael J Attubato; Lori Vales Lay

doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0740

Management of Postpartum Left Main Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Aug 1;8(8):789-790. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0740.

Authors

Chayakrit Krittanawong¹, Michael J Attubato¹, Lori Vales Lay¹

Affiliation

¹ New York University Langone Health System, New York.

PMID: 37378971
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0740

No abstract available

Plain language summary

A woman in her early 40s who was 11 weeks post partum presented with acute pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea that started several hours after arriving on a flight.

MeSH terms

Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / surgery
Female
Humans
Postpartum Period
Vascular Diseases* / diagnostic imaging

Supplementary concepts

Coronary Artery Dissection, Spontaneous