A Wrong Turn

A 21-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 1) with sickle cell trait presented to the hospital 5 days after delivery with abdominal pain and shortness of breath. She had been well before pregnancy.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 388; no. 22; pp. 2087 - 2093
Main Authors Bohnen, Michael S., Nallamothu, Brahmajee K., Zilinyi, Robert, Saint, Sanjay, Slater, Emily D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 01.06.2023
Subjects
Abdomen
Acute coronary syndromes
Blood pressure
Cardiology
Cardiology General
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Medicine General
Complications of Pregnancy
Congenital Heart Disease
Coronary vessels
Doppler effect
Dyspnea
Edema
Ejection fraction
Electrocardiography
Gynecology
Heart failure
Hemoglobin
Hemorrhagic shock
Hospital-Based Clinical Medicine
Intubation
Ischemia
Neck pain
Obstetrics
Postpartum period
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
Sepsis
Thromboembolism
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:A 21-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 1) with sickle cell trait presented to the hospital 5 days after delivery with abdominal pain and shortness of breath. She had been well before pregnancy.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcps2215388