Disección coronaria espontánea en paciente trasplantada de corazón / Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a heart transplant patient: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 149(3): 469-471, mar. 2021. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an uncommon cause of acute coronary syndrome that predominantly affects women without cardiovascular risk factors. In transplant patients, spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an extremely rare condition, having been described in only three patients, in whom vascular damage secondary to the use of anticalcineurinics is postulated as a probable mechanism. We report a spontaneous coronary dissection in a female who received a heart transplant at 34 years of age. The diagnosis was made in a follow-up coronary angiography three years after transplantation, supplemented with optical coherence tomography. A percutaneous coronary revascularization of the involved artery was performed, with good immediate results and at one year of follow-up.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doenças Vasculares
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Transplante de Coração
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Anomalias dos Vasos Coronários
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
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Rev. méd. Chile
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Rev. méd. Chile (En línea)
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Revista médica de Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile