MULTIPLE CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTIONS IN A WOMAN AT TERM
We report a case of acute myocardial infarction caused by multiple coronary artery dissections in a pregnant woman at term. When rein farction elicited fetal distress, Caesarean section was performed under carefully administered extradural anaesthesia, with maternal and fetal survival.
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Published in | BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 301 - 302 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Report |
Language | English |
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Oxford University Press
01.08.1993
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Summary: | We report a case of acute myocardial infarction caused by multiple coronary artery dissections in a pregnant woman at term. When rein farction elicited fetal distress, Caesarean section was performed under carefully administered extradural anaesthesia, with maternal and fetal survival. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/HXZ-RGRCZGHH-0 ArticleID:71.2.301 istex:34454AB10DC21D2C3BDBD8791D3F23411D71792C Address for correspondence: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Dr. Molewaterplein 40,3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
ISSN: | 0007-0912 1471-6771 |
DOI: | 10.1093/bja/71.2.301 |