Open AccessPregnancy- associated myocardial infarction:A report of two cases and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Shohreh Shahabi,
Nicole A. Smith,
Charu Chanana,
J. Dawn Abbott,
Joshua A. Copel,
John F. Setaro
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/2000-1967-239
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , pregnancy , cardiology , intensive care medicine , biology , genetics
Myocardial infarction in pregnancy carries high morbidity. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is one etiology of infarction, and up to one third of cases may arise in the third trimester of pregnancy or within three months postpartum.