Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: chest pain in a young woman

Authors

Rebecca DeBoer, Department of Medicine, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA 19611Follow
Usama Nasir, Department of Medicine, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA 19611
Julian Diaz Fraga, Department of Cardiology, Reading Hospital, Reading, PA 19611

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.

Recommended Citation

DeBoer, Rebecca; Nasir, Usama; and Fraga, Julian Diaz (2022) "Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: chest pain in a young woman," Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 12: Iss. 4, Article 13.
DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1069
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.gbmc.org/jchimp/vol12/iss4/13