artery (arteria)

Contexto del término A female 31-year-old patient who presented with typical angina after physical activity and was admitted to the emergency department with acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation. Cardiac catheterization showed spontaneous dissection in the proximal portion of the anterior descending artery with obstruction of 30% of vessel lumen, being chosen conservative treatment. After two years, she presented an ischemic cerebrovascular accident in the territory of the middle cerebral artery. The possible etiologies were the presence of patent foramen ovale and evidence of apical akinesia of the left ventricle, with patent foramen ovale closure and anticoagulation was initiated.