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Management is particularly challenging when extensive intramural hematoma involves left main or bifurcation-related anatomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 47-year-old woman presented with recurrent chest pain, cardiac biomarker elevation, and inferior\/posterior ST-segment abnormalities. Before SCAD was recognized, recurrent inferior ST-segment elevation was treated under a presumed STEMI pathway, including thrombolysis. Angiography showed a distal left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) double-lumen-like appearance with TIMI grade 3 flow. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) demonstrated a focal distal LCX intimal disruption\/fenestration; extensive intramural hematoma involving the imaged distal, mid, and proximal LCX; the LCX ostium; and the imaged left main segment between the bifurcation and the ostium, with marked true-lumen compression. Given hemodynamic stability and the absence of refractory ischemia, conservative management was selected after balancing the anatomical concern against the procedural risks of revascularization. At approximately 3 months, angiography and IVUS showed disappearance of the distal angiographic abnormality and resolution of intramural hematoma within the reassessed segments. During follow-up through approximately 6 years after discharge, the patient reported no recurrent chest pain or unplanned rehospitalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>IVUS clarified lesion morphology and extent not fully defined by angiography, illustrating the complementary roles of angiographic and vessel wall information in case-specific risk assessment. Subsequent resolution does not establish treatment efficacy or support general treatment recommendations. 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