Incidence and characterisation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection as a cause of acute coronary syndrome--A single-centre Australian experience

Hashrul N Z Rashid; Dennis T L Wong; Harendra Wijesekera; Sarah J Gutman; Vimal B Shanmugam; Rajiv Gulati; Yuvaraj Malaipan; Ian T Meredith; Peter J Psaltis

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.072

Incidence and characterisation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection as a cause of acute coronary syndrome--A single-centre Australian experience

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 1:202:336-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.072. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Authors

Hashrul N Z Rashid¹, Dennis T L Wong², Harendra Wijesekera¹, Sarah J Gutman¹, Vimal B Shanmugam¹, Rajiv Gulati³, Yuvaraj Malaipan¹, Ian T Meredith¹, Peter J Psaltis⁴

Affiliations

¹ Monash Heart, Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre & Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
² Monash Heart, Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre & Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide & Heart Health Theme, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁴ Monash Heart, Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre & Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide & Heart Health Theme, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: peter.psaltis@sahmri.com.

PMID: 26426273
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.072

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary angiography; Dissection; Fibromuscular dysplasia; Myocardial infarction; Spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / etiology*
Adult
Aged
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
South Australia / epidemiology
Vascular Diseases / complications
Vascular Diseases / congenital*
Vascular Diseases / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

Coronary Artery Dissection, Spontaneous