Spontaneous Coronary Artery Disease (SCAD) in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Cureus. 2023 Aug 7;15(8):e43061. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43061. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare phenomenon that emerges as an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death, especially in young women. We report a case of a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with syncope and was found to have SCAD.

Keywords: chest pain; coronary artery dissection; lupus; non-st segment elevation myocardial infarction (nstemi); scad; sle; spontaneous coronary dissection; systematic lupus erythematoses; vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports