Figure 56g

Coronary artery dissection.
Occlusion of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery due to dissection.
A. The LAD and Left circumflex (LC) are seen through the left main artery.
B. Cross section shows hematoma in false channel severely narrows native (true channel) unobstructed lumen.
C. Sequencial and electrocardiographic and angiographic findings

(Waller,B.,Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease, Hurst's,The Heart,Chapter39,Vol.1,pp 1161-1205.)

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