Case report of myocardial infarction in labor.
Substernal and epigastric pain occurring during labor was not considered important until the first postpartum day when an obvious myocardial infarction was diagnosed in a 37-year-old woman. Angiography revealed normal coronary arteries, and the myocardial infarction was postulated to be due to arterial spasm in association with smoking, oxytocin, ephedrine, and epidural anesthesia.
Menegakis
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Highland Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY 14620.
Amstey
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D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D004110:Diltiazem