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Acute coronary syndrome following cesarean section: a case report & review of literature.
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  • Dina Alwaheidi,
  • laith tbishat,
  • Lateef Wani ,
  • Awad Alqahtani,
  • shabib alaasmi,
  • Masood Khattak
Dina Alwaheidi
Hamad Medical Corp

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laith tbishat
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Lateef Wani
Hamad Medical Corp
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Awad Alqahtani
Hamad Medical Corporation
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shabib alaasmi
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Masood Khattak
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Abstract

Abstract Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is considered one of the rare causes of acute coronary syndrome. It’s been related to many predisposing factors mostly connective tissue disorders, fibromuscular dysplasia in particular, traumatic and atherosclerosis as the most common etiologic factor. It occurs predominantly more in women & is been associated with stress & pregnancy. Here we present a rare case of coronary artery dissection extending to left main coronary artery in 33 years old women post elective cesarean section.