| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spontaneous coronary and vertebral artery dissections are rare events occurring most commonly in otherwise healthy women during pregnancy or the post-partum period.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>This report describes a 35-year-old female who presented with an acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction 7 months post-partum secondary to spontaneous dissection of the left obtuse marginal coronary artery. Despite appropriate medical therapy with dual anti-platelet therapy, the patient presented four weeks later with a spontaneous dissection of the right vertebral artery.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We review the presentation, diagnosis, and management of spontaneous dissections of the vasculature in the peri-partum period.</p>
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