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Case Report| Volume 16, ISSUE 2, P120-122, April 2007

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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Female with Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      We report a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection occurring in a young female who had been diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome. Coronary angiography revealed extensive dissection in the proximal to mid LAD. She was treated conservatively with an excellent result. Follow-up coronary angiography at two months failed to reveal any evidence of the previous dissection.

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