The healing of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with conservative treatment: When to stop

Sub-acute anterior myocardial infarction due to the discontinuation of warfarin in a patient with aortic valve prosthesis: what is the best treatment

“…Intravascular ultrasonography and optical coherence computed tomography are very useful to diagnosis so which treatment is the best; thrombolysis, angioplasty or stenting. Previous cases of coronary emboli in association with prosthetic mechanical valves have been reported previously but the treatment is controversial [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. We present a patient who had a mechanical aortic valve and was admitted to the hospital for a sub-acute anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction due to the discontinuation of warfarin.…”

Treatment strategy of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Conservative or interventional

“…I appreciate Dr. Ozturk et al's letter published on April 15, 2015 issue in the journal entitled "The healing of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with conservative treatment: when to stop" [1] in showing interest in reading my case report on spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) [2]. Thanks to the editor for an opportunity to give my comments.…”

Do spontaneous coronary artery dissections always need intervention in patients with no atherosclerosis?

“…Further, coronary angiography revealed spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), involving a complete occlusion of the artery. There are some reports (9-10) regarding the spontaneous healing of the dissected arterial segments with conservative treatment, where a normal coronary flow may be restored. Coronary artery dissections in the mid and distal parts of the coronary vessels may be treated using a conservative approach.…”