Cardiac Arrest from Postpartum Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

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" Cardiac Arrest from Postpartum Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection "
Pillow, Malford T; Nguyen, Ngoc Anh; Kuo, Dick

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	934243
Doc. No	:	LA4gz1s8xh
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Pillow, Malford T; Nguyen, Ngoc Anh; Kuo, Dick
Title & Author	:	Cardiac Arrest from Postpartum Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection [Article]\ Pillow, Malford T; Nguyen, Ngoc Anh; Kuo, Dick
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	12/4
Date	:	2011
Abstract	:	We present the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with a witnessed cardiac arrest. She was otherwise healthy with no cardiac risk factors and had undergone an uneventful repeated cesarean section 3 days priorly. The patient underwent defibrillation, out of ventricular fibrillation to a perfusing sinus rhythm, and was taken to the catheterization laboratory where coronary angiography findings showed spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending artery. The patient received a total of 6 stents during her hospital stay and was eventually discharged in good condition. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare entity with a predilection for pregnant or postpartum women. Early diagnosis and treatment are key for survival, and when identified early, mortality is good. [West J Emerg Med. 2011;12(4):567–570.]