Traumatic coronary dissection: A heart attack game

Heart attack or rhabdomyolysis?

 Statins are commonly used drugs in the treatment of hyperlipidemia (HL), despite some undesirable side effects. These range from mild symptoms such as myopathy, muscle weakness and myalgia to severe muscle weakness associated with chronic myopathy and acute renal failure (ARF) as a result of rhabdomyolysis. The most serious and deadly side effect of statins is rhabdomyolysis. The case presente...

Traumatic arterial dissection in open-heart surgery.

Game Changers: Another Revolution in Heart Attack Treatment

Major advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) over the last three decades have resulted in dramatic improvements in mortality. Despite this, CAD remains a dominant cause of death. The thrombolytic era in Northern Ireland (NI) revolutionised outcomes for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the early 80’s. More recently however, Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervent...

spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a case report

spontaneous coronary artery dissection (scad) is a rare and important cause of acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. various etiologies are thought to be responsible for this condition, among which underlying atherosclerosis seems to be the most common. scad is predominant in women and is usually diagnosed via coronary artery angiography. therapeutic interventions include medical th...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: value of beating heart myocardial revascularization.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare and generally fatal disease. It usually occurs in women during the post-partum period or women taking oral contraceptives. Treatment depends on the clinical presentation and the results of coronary angiography. Beating heart myocardial revascularization is particularly useful in this case, as it allows coronary artery bypass graft to be performed...