Spontaneous right coronary artery dissection possibly associated with clonidine transdermal patch Transdermal klonidin yamasina bağli gelişen spontan sağ koroner arter diseksiyonu

Ozet - Bu yazida, 44 yasinda kadin hastada trans- dermal klonidin yama tedavisine bagli gelisen, spon- tan sag koroner arter diseksiyonu sunuldu. Hastadaki koroner arter diseksiyonu perkutan koroner girisimle, ilgili damara uc adet ciplak stent konarak basariyla te- davi edildi. Hasta herhangi bir komplikasyon olmadan iyilesti. Bilgilerimize gore olgumuz, klonidin etkisiyle spontan koroner arter diseksiyonu gelistigi bildirilen ilk olgudur. Summary - We report on a 44-year-old female who developed spontaneous right coronary artery dissection associated with the use of a clonidine transdermal patch. The lesion was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary intervention with placement of three bare metal stents. The patient had an uneventful recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontane - ous coronary artery dissection associated with clonidine effect.