2022
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25722
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Presenting As ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a non-traumatic spontaneous separation of a coronary wall that can present as acute myocardial infarction. Pregnant females are already at a considerably higher risk of acute myocardial infarction when compared to non-pregnant women of child-bearing age, and dissection explains the majority of these cases. Here, we present a 36-year-old female at 36-weeks gestation who experienced ventricular fibrillation arrest after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (… Show more

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