Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient
When approaching the symptom of acute onset chest pain in a previously healthy 26-year-old male, anchoring heuristic presents a challenge to healthcare workers. This diagnostic error is the healthcare professional’s tendency to rely on a previous diagnosis, and, in situations where a set of symptoms...
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| author | Waqas Jehangir Tarek Aly Kebir H. Bedran Abdalla Yousif Mark L. Niemiera |
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| description | When approaching the symptom of acute onset chest pain in a previously healthy 26-year-old male, anchoring heuristic presents a challenge to healthcare workers. This diagnostic error is the healthcare professional’s tendency to rely on a previous diagnosis, and, in situations where a set of symptoms might mask a rare and deadly condition, this error can prove fatal for the patient. One such condition, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), is an uncommon and malefic presentation of coronary artery disease that can lead to myocardial infarction and sudden death. We present a case of SCAD in an otherwise healthy 26 year-old male who had been experiencing chest pain during and after sports activity. In the young, athletic male with SCAD, the danger of diagnostic error was a reality due to the broad symptomatology and the betraying demographics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b255b652c7944d278f559f03164604762025-02-03T06:11:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/167243167243Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely PatientWaqas Jehangir0Tarek Aly1Kebir H. Bedran2Abdalla Yousif3Mark L. Niemiera4Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, USARoss University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, DominicaRaritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, USARaritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, USARaritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, USAWhen approaching the symptom of acute onset chest pain in a previously healthy 26-year-old male, anchoring heuristic presents a challenge to healthcare workers. This diagnostic error is the healthcare professional’s tendency to rely on a previous diagnosis, and, in situations where a set of symptoms might mask a rare and deadly condition, this error can prove fatal for the patient. One such condition, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), is an uncommon and malefic presentation of coronary artery disease that can lead to myocardial infarction and sudden death. We present a case of SCAD in an otherwise healthy 26 year-old male who had been experiencing chest pain during and after sports activity. In the young, athletic male with SCAD, the danger of diagnostic error was a reality due to the broad symptomatology and the betraying demographics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/167243 |
| spellingShingle | Waqas Jehangir Tarek Aly Kebir H. Bedran Abdalla Yousif Mark L. Niemiera Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient |
| title_full | Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient |
| title_fullStr | Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient |
| title_short | Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient |
| title_sort | multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection in an unlikely patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/167243 |
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