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Pre‐eclampsia in a parturient with a history of myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
DAWSON P. J.,
ROSS A. W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1988.tb04152.x
Subject(s) - medicine , eclampsia , caesarean section , myocardial infarction , coronary artery disease , preeclampsia , pregnancy , cardiology , genetics , biology
Summary A mother with pre‐eclamptic toxaemia and severe coronary artery disease was managed with epidural analgesia accompanied by invasive cardiovascular monitoring. Caesarean section was carried out uneventfully using the epidural. The literature is reviewed.