Case Report

A case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting in association with coronary ectasia

  • Turgay Çelik
  • Hürkan Kurşaklıoğlu
  • Atila İyisoy
  • Sait Demirkol
  • Sedat Köse
  • Ersoy Işık

Received Date: 03.01.2005 Accepted Date: 27.06.2005 Gulhane Med J 2005;47(4):294-295

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia, and only a few patients are diagnosed angiographically when alive. In this case report, we present a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting in association with coronary ectasia, in whom we diagnosed by coronary angiography.

Keywords: Coronary ectasia, myocardial ischemia, spontaneous coronary artery dissection