Key result
Two cases of pregnancy-associated acute myocardial infarction highlight the importance of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management to prevent maternal cardiac deaths.
Why the study?
Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy or postpartum is rare but life-threatening with diverse etiologies that have therapeutic implications.
Case Report (n=2)
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Highlights the diverse etiology and need for multidisciplinary management of rare but life-threatening pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction.
Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for prospective registries on pregnancy-associated MI.
Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy or postpartum period is a rare but life-threatening condition associated with poor maternal and fetal outcome. Although atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is the most common etiology in general population, the causation is more diverse in pregnancy and this may have therapeutic implications. Early diagnosis and timely management with collaboration among Maternal-fetal medicine specialist, interventional cardiologist, cardiac anaesthetist, intensivist and neonatologist is essential to prevent maternal cardiac deaths. We present a case series of two patients with postpartum and antepartum acute MI, respectively and their diagnosis, management and outcomes in a tertiary care center.
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Bharathi et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Pregnancy-associated acute myocardial infarction (n=2). Two cases of pregnancy-associated acute myocardial infarction highlight the importance of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management to prevent maternal cardiac deaths.
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