January 1, 1978HeartOpen Access

Postpartum coronary artery dissection.

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n=1; 27-year-old woman who experienced an anterior myocardial infarction three weeks after the delivery of…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

prolonged period

Authors

PSPhilip J. ShaverNaval Medical Research Command TCThomas F. CarrigNaval Medical Research Command WBWilliam P. BakerMidwestern University

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Implication

Survival without surgery possible in select peripartum dissections; leaves open optimal management pending further evidence.

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Population

n=1; 27-year-old woman who experienced an anterior myocardial infarction three weeks after the delivery of her second child, with angiographically proven primary dissection of the left coronary artery.

Intervention

Conservative management (without operative intervention)

Outcome

Survival and maintenance of asymptomatic status

This case demonstrates that survival and prolonged asymptomatic status can be achieved without operative intervention in patients with peripartum left coronary artery dissection.

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Shaver et al. (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13db933f92ec2dd7597e82 https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.40.1.83

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Postpartum coronary artery dissection.

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Structured PICO

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Postpartum coronary artery dissection.

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Implication

Structured PICO

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