Isabela Martins Rodrigues et al. Dennis Miguel Lemos da Silva Fabiane Mian de Souza Gustavo Nahuel Leyes Ontivero … Rodrigo Penha de Almeida João Lucas O’Connel
Introduction
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare but important cause of acute coronary syndrome. SCAD involves the spontaneous formation of an intramural hematoma in coronary arteries, frequently presenting as severe acute-onset chest pain. Although extremely rare, cases of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) secondary to SCAD have been reported in the literature,,none of which were secondary to intracoronary thrombus displacement.
In this report, we present the case of a 39-year-old man with no atherosclerotic risk factors who presented with AIS and myocardial infarction secondary to SCAD.
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