Left main coronary calcification mimicking dissection: multislice computed tomography saves the patient from emergent surgery

Authors

TAHİR DURMAZ
TELAT KELEŞ
NİHAL AKAR BAYRAM
MELİKE RUŞEN METİN
HÜSEYİN AYHAN
ENGİN BOZKURT

DOI

10.3906/sag-1005-798

Abstract

Diagnosis of coronary artery dissection using multislice computed tomography (MSCT), particularly of the left main coronary artery (LMCA), has been rarely reported. Coronary anatomy and calcification can be evaluated with MSCT. Herein, we present a case with acute coronary syndrome and coronary artery calcification mimicking the LMCA dissection detected by MSCT.

Keywords

Left main coronary artery calcification, multislice computed tomography, dissection

First Page

1111

Last Page

1113

Recommended Citation

DURMAZ, TAHİR; KELEŞ, TELAT; BAYRAM, NİHAL AKAR; METİN, MELİKE RUŞEN; AYHAN, HÜSEYİN; and BOZKURT, ENGİN (2011) "Left main coronary calcification mimicking dissection: multislice computed tomography saves the patient from emergent surgery," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 41: No. 6, Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1005-798
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol41/iss6/23