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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2024

Spontaneous pregnancy-associated coronary artery dissection: a case report on diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Ailís Ceara Haney, Deborah Siry, Isabel Amber-Rose Hoerbrand, Philipp Ehlermann, Jan Beckendorf

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Ailís Ceara HaneyDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5930-9027
Deborah SiryDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Isabel Amber-Rose HoerbrandDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Philipp EhlermannDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Jan BeckendorfDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: One of the main causes of myocardial infarction during pregnancy is spontaneous coronary artery dissection. This is ascribed to hormonal changes during pregnancy leading to a weakening of the vessel wall and haemodynamic changes especially during childbirth. Management options include conservative medical treatment and percutaneous coronary intervention, depending on clinical presentation. Case summary: A 37-year-old woman presented with typical chest pain six weeks after giving birth to her third child. Echocardiography revealed a moderate reduction in systolic function. Initial invasive coronary angiography showed no abnormalities. After cardiac magnetic resonance demonstrated extensive scar, invasive coronary angiography was repeated including intravascular imaging. A dissection of the left anterior descending artery was visualized and treated by percutaneous coronary intervention and stenting. Left ventricular function was normalized at three-month follow-up. In this educational case report, we highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges when treating this special patient cohort and the importance of cardiovascular imaging. Discussion: Pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary dissection is a potential differential diagnosis when treating post-partum women with recent onset chest pain. Management is challenging and intravascular imaging to visualize dissection should be performed during invasive coronary angiography. Patients require interdisciplinary care within a pregnancy heart team.

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Case reportIntravascular imagingPregnancyPregnancy heart teamSpontaneous coronary artery dissection

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