Why the study?
Pregnancy increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction, but the timing, risk factors, and predictors of poor outcomes required examination.
What are the timing and risk factors for acute myocardial infarction associated with pregnancy?
Population
11 297 849 records during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum
Comparison
Timing and risk factors for AMI vs without AMI
Design
National Inpatient Sample registry-based retrospective study
Authors
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Postpartum AMI surveillance may be prioritized in women with known CAD; this cohort study leaves open targeted prevention strategies.
What are the timing and risk factors for acute myocardial infarction associated with pregnancy?
Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy occurs most frequently in the postpartum period and is strongly associated with known coronary artery disease, heart failure, and gestational hypertensive disorders.
Balgobin et al. (2020) studied this question.