JACC Case Reports
Postpartum Left Main Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection With Shock, Requiring Surgery and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
By Mona Al Somali, Rahul Gandhi, Sahar Yousaf and 3 others.
Abstract
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute coronary syndrome in young women; pregnancy-associated SCAD disproportionately involves the left main coronary artery (LMCA) and cardiogenic shock.
Keywords
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- spontaneous coronary artery dissection
- left main coronary artery
- postpartum complications
- cardiogenic shock
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- coronary artery surgery
- pregnancy complications
- Open access
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