Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy – a Review Article with a Case Report

  • Andraž Cerar Department of Cardiology University Medical Centre Ljubljana Zaloška 7 1525 Ljubljana Slovenia
  • Dunja Latifić Jasnič UKC Ljubljana, KO za kardiologijo
  • Marko Gričar UKC Ljubljana, KO za kardiologijo
  • Vesna Fabjan Vodušek UKC Ljubljana Ginekološka klinika
  • Mirta Kožellj UKC Ljubljana KO za kardiologijo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6016/ZdravVestn.1068
Keywords: pregnancy, coronary artery dissection, antiplatelet therapy, caesarean section, left ventricular apical aneurism

Abstract

Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy is a rare but potentially devastating event which has to be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Andraž Cerar, Department of Cardiology University Medical Centre Ljubljana Zaloška 7 1525 Ljubljana Slovenia

 

 

References

Badui E, Enciso R. Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy and puerperium: a review. Angiology. 1996; 47: 349–56.

Roth A, Elkayam U. Acute myocardial infarction associated with pregnancy. Ann Intern Med. 1996; 125: 751–62.

James AH, Jamison MG, Biswas MS, Brancazio LR, Swamy GK, Myers ER. Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy: A United States population-based study. Circulation. 2006; 113: 1564–71.

Hankins GD, Wendel GD, Leveno KJ, Stoneham J. Myocardial infarction during pregnancy: a review. Obstet Gynecol. 1985; 65: 139–46.

Moore AD, Hill J. Myocardial infarction and pregnancy: a case report. AANA J. 2012; 80: 32-6.

Arrigo C, Bochicchio M, Pezzotti S, Amato M, Carminati L, Mora A, et al. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Young Woman without Risk Factors. J Emerg Med. 2012: Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Bush N, Nelson-Piercy C, Spark P, Kurinczuk JJ, Brocklehurst P, Knight M. Myocardial infarction in pregnancy and postpartum in the UK. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013; 20: 12–20.

Silversides CK, Colman JM. Physiological changes in pregnancy. In: Oakley C, Warnes CA, eds. Heart disease in pregnancy. 2nd edition. Blackwell Publishing, 2007. p. 6–17.

Manson JE, Hsia J, Johnson KC, Rossouw JE, Assaf AR, Lasser NL, et al. Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of coronary heart disease. N Eng J Med. 2003; 349: 523–34.

Balasch J, Gratacos E. Delayed Childbearing: Effects on Fertility and the Outcome of Pregnancy. Foetal Diagn Ther. 2011; 29: 263–73.

Colletti PM, Lee K. Cardiovascular imaging in the pregnant patient. In: Elkayam U, Gleicher N, eds. Cardiac problems in pregnancy. New York: Wiley-Liss, 1998.

Steg G, James SK, Atar D, Badano LP, Blomstrom-Ludnqvist C, Borger MA, et al. Acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation (Management of). ESC Clinical Practices Guidelines. Eur Heart J. 2012; 33: 2569–619.

Cuthill JA, Young S, Greer IA, Oldroyd K. Anesthetic consideration in a parturient with critical coronary artery disease and a drug-eluting stent presenting for caesarean section. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2004; 14: 167–71.

Pierre-Louis B, Singh P, Frishman WH. Acute myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary during active labour - a clinical report and review of the literature. Cardio Rev. 2008; 16: 260–8.

Poh CL, Lee CH. Acute myocardial infarction in pregnant women. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2010; 39: 247–53.

De Santis M, De Luca C, Mappa I, Cesari E, Mazza A, Quattrocchi T, et al. Clopidogrel treatment during pregnancy: a case report and a review of literature. Intern Med. 2011; 50: 1769–73.

Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe GJ. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation: A reference guide to foetal and neonatal risk. 8th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

Qasqas SA, McPherson C, Frishman WH, Elkayam U. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapeutic considerations during pregnancy and lactation. Part 2. Cardiol Rev. 2004; 12: 240–61.

Roth A, Elkayam U. Acute myocardial infarction associated with pregnancy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; 52: 171–80.

Regitz-Zagrosek V, Blomstrom Lundqvist C, Borghi C, Cifkova R, Ferreira R, Foidart JM, et al. ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy. Eur Heart J. 2011; 32: 3147–97.

Published
2016-05-07
How to Cite
1.
Cerar A, Latifić Jasnič D, Gričar M, Fabjan Vodušek V, Kožellj M. Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy – a Review Article with a Case Report. TEST ZdravVestn [Internet]. 7May2016 [cited 29Apr.2024];85(3). Available from: http://vestnik-dev.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1068
Issue
Vol 85 No 3 (2016): March
Section
Review


The Author transfers to the Publisher (Zdravniški vestnik/Slovenian Medical Journal) all economic copyrights following form Article 22 of the Slovene Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP), including the right of reproduction, the right of distribution, the rental right, the right of public performance, the right of public transmission, the right of public communication by means of phonograms and videograms, the right of public presentation, the right of broadcasting, the right of rebroadcasting, the right of secondary broadcasting, the right of communication to the public, the right of transformation, the right of audiovisual adaptation and all other rights of the author according to ZASP.

The aforementioned rights are transferred non-exclusively, for an unlimited number of editions, for the term of the statutory

The Author can make use of his work himself or transfer subjective rights to others only after 3 months from date of first publishing in the journal Zdravniški vestnik/Slovenian Medical Journal.

The Publisher (Zdravniški vestnik/Slovenian Medical Journal) has the right to transfer the rights, acquired parties without explicit consent of the Author.

The Author consents that the Article be published under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 (attribution-non-commercial) or comparable licence.