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A rare case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection causing acute coronary syndrome Cover

A rare case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection causing acute coronary syndrome

Open Access
|Sep 2025

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon pathological entity and a recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We report the case of a 64-year-old hypertensive woman who presented with severe chest pain and was diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Prior to this event, she had been receiving maximum-dose cabergoline therapy following surgical resection of a pituitary macroadenoma. Emergency coronary angiography demonstrated complete occlusion of the left anterior descending artery. Following successful revascularization of the culprit vessel, a diffuse stenosis of the distal segment was identified, consistent with SCAD, and subsequently treated with balloon dilatation. Cabergoline therapy was discontinued, and the patient was managed with a comprehensive antithrombotic regimen. At follow-up, a mild apical wall motion abnormality persisted, although she remained asymptomatic. A notable aspect of this case was the suspected association between cabergoline-induced vasospasm and SCAD. Cabergoline, an ergot-derived dopamine agonist, is well recognized for its vasospastic potential.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orvtudert-2024-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2537-5059 | Journal ISSN: 1453-0953
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 96
Published on: Sep 16, 2025
Published by: Transylvanian Museum Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Evelin-Arianna Şerban, László Hadadi, Lajos Fehérvári, Judit Cseke, Katalin Bakó, Attila Frigy, published by Transylvanian Museum Society
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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