Acute Coronary Syndrome in Pregnancy

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in pregnancy has traditionally been considered to be a rare event, but the combination of normal physiological changes of pregnancy and more prevalent cardiovascular risk factors are increasing its incidence in this population. The present report describes a 39 year-old...

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Autores principales: Wright, Douglas, Kenny-Scherber, Claire, Montgomery, Alison, Salehian, Omid
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20508773
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author Wright, Douglas
Kenny-Scherber, Claire
Montgomery, Alison
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description Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in pregnancy has traditionally been considered to be a rare event, but the combination of normal physiological changes of pregnancy and more prevalent cardiovascular risk factors are increasing its incidence in this population. The present report describes a 39 year-old woman that is seven weeks pregnant presenting with a non ST elevation myocardial infarction. The incidence, risk factors, pathophysiology and management of ACS in pregnancy are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-28725822010-05-27 Acute Coronary Syndrome in Pregnancy Wright, Douglas Kenny-Scherber, Claire Montgomery, Alison Salehian, Omid Clin Med Cardiol Case Report Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in pregnancy has traditionally been considered to be a rare event, but the combination of normal physiological changes of pregnancy and more prevalent cardiovascular risk factors are increasing its incidence in this population. The present report describes a 39 year-old woman that is seven weeks pregnant presenting with a non ST elevation myocardial infarction. The incidence, risk factors, pathophysiology and management of ACS in pregnancy are discussed. Libertas Academica 2009-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2872582/ /pubmed/20508773 Text en © the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Acute Coronary Syndrome in Pregnancy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872582/
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