Primary PCI with a bare-metal stent and short-term dual antiplatelet therapy can be safely and successfully performed for acute myocardial infarction during the second trimester of pregnancy.
Supports PCI feasibility in second-trimester AMI; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
We describe the case of a 43-year-old primiparous woman who had acute myocardial infarction. She underwent successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Elective cesarean section was performed uneventfully at 32 weeks gestation.
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