Onset during exercise of spontaneous coronary artery dissection and sudden death. Occurrence in a trained athlete: case report and review of prior cases

M V Sherrid; J Mieres; A Mogtader; N Menezes; G Steinberg

doi:10.1378/chest.108.1.284

Onset during exercise of spontaneous coronary artery dissection and sudden death. Occurrence in a trained athlete: case report and review of prior cases

Chest. 1995 Jul;108(1):284-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.108.1.284.

Authors

M V Sherrid¹, J Mieres, A Mogtader, N Menezes, G Steinberg

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA.

PMID: 7606975
DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.1.284

Abstract

This report describes a spontaneous coronary artery dissection occurring during exercise in a long-distance runner who otherwise had a normal coronary arteriogram. This syndrome has been reported before and the two previous cases are reviewed. Coronary dissection is a rare cause of death during exercise.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Dissection* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection* / surgery
Coronary Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Aneurysm* / surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Exercise*
Humans
Male
Running