A 'parachute effect' mockingly sealing a spontaneous coronary artery dissection: what we have learnt from intravascular imaging.
Dario BuccheriRenzo M LombardoDaniele VinciArian FrasheriPublished in: Future cardiology (2020)
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is often underdiagnosed. It accounts for a certain amount of acute coronary syndromes. Intravascular imaging, either intravascular ultrasound or optical coherence tomography, represents a relevant ally for interventional cardiologist. Here we report an intriguing case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection not immediately diagnosed due to the explained parachute effect, managed invasively according to an algorithm previously published, with a good long-term outcome.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- pulmonary artery
- high resolution
- optical coherence tomography
- acute coronary syndrome
- magnetic resonance imaging
- machine learning
- randomized controlled trial
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- photodynamic therapy
- deep learning
- diabetic retinopathy
- pulmonary hypertension
- fluorescence imaging