Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) involving both coronary arteries in an individual with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
 
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Institute of Cardiology, Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases
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Unit for Screening Studies in Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases Institute Cardiology Warsaw
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Łukasz Kalińczuk   

Institute of Cardiology, Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases
Publication date: 2019-12-30
 
Heart Beat 2019;4:45–47
 
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Loeys-Dietz Syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder concerning the connective tissue. SCAD is the underlying cause of 1.7% to 4% of ACS and accounts for 0.5% of sudden cardiac deaths. Furthermore, in young women <60 years of age, SCAD accounts for 22% to 35% of ACS presentations. A 48-year-old female with Loeys-Dietz syndrome with no aortic enlargement was diagnosed with SCAD upon the CT and digital coronarography results.
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