Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?

Introduction. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare disease with poor prognosis. It mainly affects young women free of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) and women during the peripartum period. The prognosis for myocardial infarction caused by SCAD is poor...

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Main Authors: Jović Zoran, Obradović Slobodan, Đenić Nemanja, Mladenović Zorica, Đurić Predrag, Spasić Marijan, Tavčiovski Dragan
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Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2015-01-01
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Obradović Slobodan
Đenić Nemanja
Mladenović Zorica
Đurić Predrag
Spasić Marijan
Tavčiovski Dragan
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Đenić Nemanja
Mladenović Zorica
Đurić Predrag
Spasić Marijan
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description Introduction. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare disease with poor prognosis. It mainly affects young women free of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) and women during the peripartum period. The prognosis for myocardial infarction caused by SCAD is poor, management is often difficult and guidelines still missing. Case report. We presented a woman with acute myocardial infarction of anterior wall of the left ventricle, caused by spontaneous dissection of medial segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. We treated the patient with thrombolytic therapy and performed coronary angiography after that. Finally we decided to do nothing more. Two years later we performed coronary angiography again and founded the coronary artery normal. We also analyzed 19 cases publiched from 1996 to 2012 when coronary artery dissection had been treated with thrombolytic agent. Analysis revealed only one case of 19, with complication after treating SCAD with thrombolysis. Conclusion. Sometimes, regarding myocardial infarction in young women with no risk factors for CAD, especially in young women in peripartum, we should think about SCAD. The presented case, like eight others, demonstrates that good clinical outcomes can be achieved with thrombolysis. In spite of all this, we still need more data to verify that thrombolysis does not have to harm the therapy for SCAD. For the time being thrombolytic therapy could be an option.
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spelling doaj-art-41f523159a8f4a0ea2457d7aabb0e1c22025-08-20T02:16:28ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502015-01-0172653654010.2298/VSP1506536J0042-84501506536JDoes thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?Jović Zoran0Obradović Slobodan1Đenić Nemanja2Mladenović Zorica3Đurić Predrag4Spasić Marijan5Tavčiovski Dragan6Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Cardiology, Belgrade + University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, BelgradeUniversity of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Emergency and Internal Medicine, BelgradeUniversity of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, BelgradeMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Cardiology, Belgrade + University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, BelgradeMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Cardiology, Belgrade + University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, BelgradeMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Cardiology, BelgradeMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Cardiology, Belgrade + University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, BelgradeIntroduction. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a very rare disease with poor prognosis. It mainly affects young women free of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) and women during the peripartum period. The prognosis for myocardial infarction caused by SCAD is poor, management is often difficult and guidelines still missing. Case report. We presented a woman with acute myocardial infarction of anterior wall of the left ventricle, caused by spontaneous dissection of medial segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. We treated the patient with thrombolytic therapy and performed coronary angiography after that. Finally we decided to do nothing more. Two years later we performed coronary angiography again and founded the coronary artery normal. We also analyzed 19 cases publiched from 1996 to 2012 when coronary artery dissection had been treated with thrombolytic agent. Analysis revealed only one case of 19, with complication after treating SCAD with thrombolysis. Conclusion. Sometimes, regarding myocardial infarction in young women with no risk factors for CAD, especially in young women in peripartum, we should think about SCAD. The presented case, like eight others, demonstrates that good clinical outcomes can be achieved with thrombolysis. In spite of all this, we still need more data to verify that thrombolysis does not have to harm the therapy for SCAD. For the time being thrombolytic therapy could be an option.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501506536J.pdfacute coronary syndromeaneurysm dissectingmyocardial infarctionfibrinolytic agentstreatment outcome
spellingShingle Jović Zoran
Obradović Slobodan
Đenić Nemanja
Mladenović Zorica
Đurić Predrag
Spasić Marijan
Tavčiovski Dragan
Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
acute coronary syndrome
aneurysm dissecting
myocardial infarction
fibrinolytic agents
treatment outcome
title Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?
title_full Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?
title_fullStr Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?
title_full_unstemmed Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?
title_short Does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection?
title_sort does thrombolytic therapy harm or help in st elevation myocardial infarction stemi caused by the spontaneous coronary dissection
topic acute coronary syndrome
aneurysm dissecting
myocardial infarction
fibrinolytic agents
treatment outcome
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501506536J.pdf
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