Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Chest Pain in a Young Woman.

Authors

Rebecca DeBoer, Department of Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PA 19611Follow
Usama Nasir, Department of Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PA 19611Follow
Julian Diaz Fraga, Department of Cardiology, Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, USAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-4-2022

Abstract

We present two cases of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Both examples encourage a broad differential and open mind for chest pain in a young woman. We also highlight a case of SCAD where the patient presented following ventricular fibrillation arrest, a less common though potentially fatal consequence of SCAD.

Publication Title

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect

Volume

12

Issue

4

First Page

70

Last Page

74

Recommended Citation

DeBoer, R., Nasir, U., & Diaz Fraga, J. (2022). Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Chest Pain in a Young Woman.. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect, 12 (4), 70-74. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55729%2F2000-9666.1069