We report three cases of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), with literature review and discussion of the procedures employed. All of them occurred in women, with the diagnosis being made by coronary angiography and, in one case, confirmed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – Case Report and Literature
Review
DanielECA, FalcãoJLAA. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – Case Report and Literature
Review. Arq. Bras.
Cardiol. 2019;112(4):473-6.
Daniel,Elana Couto de Alencar; Falcão,João Luiz de Alencar Araripe. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – Case Report and Literature
Review. Arq. Bras.
Cardiol., v. 112, n. 4, p. 473-476, Apr. 2019.
Daniel,E.C.A., & Falcão,J.L.A.A. (2019). Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – Case Report and Literature
Review. Arq. Bras.
Cardiol.,112(4), 473-476.
Daniel,Elana Couto de Alencar and Falcão,João Luiz de Alencar Araripe. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – Case Report and Literature
Review. Arq. Bras.
Cardiol. [online]. 2019, vol. 112, n. 4, [cited 2025-09-07], pp.473-476. Available from: <https://abccardiol.org/en/article/spontaneous-coronary-artery-dissection-case-report-and-literaturereview/>. ISSN 0066-782X.
Figure 1
Cardiac catheterization showing stenosis in the middle/distal
third of the left main coronary artery and severe segmental stenosis
in the ostium/ proximal third of the anterior descending artery in
the right cranial (A), right caudal (B) and left cranial (C) views.
Restudy, after six months, showed a significant improvement of
obstructions in the right cranial (D), right caudal (E) and left
cranial (F) views.