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Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy with Coronary Artery Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting
Author(s) -
Craig Simon,
Eton Marcus
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1999.tb03371.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , angioplasty , balloon , cardiology , pregnancy , artery , percutaneous , genetics , biology
Summary Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy is a rare condition with substantial risk of maternal and fetal mortality. We present a case of myocardial infarction during pregnancy which was treated by percutaneous coronary artery balloon angioplasty and stenting with excellent pregnancy outcome.