A Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Case Noticed during a Primary PCI
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Spontaneous coronary dissections (SCAD) can be asymptomatic or can manifest itself as any of the clinical spectrum of the ischemic heart disease. In this report, we present a 65 year old man presented with myocardial infarction in whom coronary angiography a nonocclusive SCAD was noticed in addition to a very late stent thrombosis and make a brief overview of the treatment for SCAD.
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دوره 2010 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2010