Catalog
Coronary artery dissection
Link to WHO Definition
Coronary artery dissection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/498053587
Coronary artery dissection results from a tear in the inner layer of the coronary artery, the tunica intima. This allows blood to penetrate and cause an intramural hematoma in the central layer, the tunica media, and restriction in the size of lumen.