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Medical management of pregnancy in a woman 6 weeks after cardiac arrest from severe coronary vasospasm resulted in the successful vaginal delivery of a healthy infant at 37 weeks.
Demonstrates successful continuation of pregnancy with medical management shortly after cardiac arrest due to coronary vasospasm.
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Supports individualized management in rare post-vasospasm pregnancies; leaves open need for prospective data before broader adoption.
A 37-year-old gravida 5, para 3 woman presented with an unplanned pregnancy 6 weeks after experiencing a cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation from coronary vasospasm. She opted to continue the pregnancy with medical management despite ongoing chest pain and delivered a healthy female infant via vaginal delivery at 37 weeks.
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Ali et al. (2023) studied this question. Medical management of pregnancy in a woman 6 weeks after cardiac arrest from severe coronary vasospasm resulted in the successful vaginal delivery of a healthy infant at 37 weeks.
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