Case Report: A First Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Potentially Associated With Scuba Diving.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scuba diving has rarely been associated with spontaneous arterial dissection. However, all documented cases have involved the cervicocranial arteries.

Case summary

We report the first case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) potentially associated with scuba diving in a 65-year-old female with no medical history or known cardiovascular risk factors. She presented with sudden-onset chest pain during her descent whilst scuba diving on holiday. An initial ECG revealed transient abnormalities, but due to normal initial blood tests, a reassuring echocardiogram, and the resolution of her symptoms, she was discharged from hospital without a clear diagnosis. During her subsequent presentation to our hospital 1 week later, electrocardiographic evidence of an i

SUBMITTER: Mahendiran T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046929 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature