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Aortic Dissection With Complete Occlusion of Left Main Coronary Artery Presenting as Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Authors :
Ajay Pratap Singh
Vatsal Kayal
Ranjit Kumar Nath
Source :
Cureus
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Cureus, Inc., 2021.

Abstract

Acute Aortic Dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening condition, which presents with a wide variety of symptoms ranging from being asymptomatic to sudden cardiac death. A retrograde extension of AAD can lead to partial or complete occlusion of coronary vessels, leading to an exceedingly rare presentation in the form of acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). A prognosis of AAD depends on prompt diagnosis and urgent surgical intervention to re-establish coronary blood flow. Here, we report a case of AAD, presenting as acute anterolateral wall MI, due to total occlusion of the left main coronary artery.

Details

ISSN :
21688184
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cureus
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....55dbca854ff07ad6c2ee6a469d71ee01