Isolated fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries with spontaneous dissection and myocardial infarction

Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysm Caused by Fibromuscular Dysplasia: Report of a Case

“…1 Initially, FMD was thought to be confined to the renal artery, but later it was recognized to progress to other arteries as well. 2,3 However, an isolated iliac artery aneurysm caused by FMD is seldom reported.…”

Fibromuscular Dysplasia Presenting as Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

“…The United States (US) registry for FMD results for 447 patients from 9 US sites revealed that 91% of patients were females with a mean age of diagnosis of 51.9 and there was no significant difference in age at diagnosis between men and women [5]. The first case of CFMD that was mentioned to be associated with SCAD was diagnosed on autopsy 1987 [6]. It was reported recently that 25% of women below the age of 50 presenting with myocardial infarction (MI) have SCAD [7].…”

“The scaffolding must be removed once the house is built”—spontaneous coronary artery dissection and the potential of bioresorbable scaffolds

“…The most common associated arteriopathy is fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) (3,4), which is characterized by dysplasia, disorganization, and loss of smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts and connective tissue that may affect any of the three arterial layers and elastic laminae (11)(12)(13), therefore predisposing the affected arteries to dissection and aneurysm formation. FMD may manifest as coronary tortuosity, dilatation or ectasia (10), and as a "string of beads" appearance (stenosis alternating with dilatation) in non-coronary vasculature (3).…”