title: Postpartum coronary artery dissection followed by heart transplantation.
abstract: A rare case of coronary artery dissection was observed in a 33-year-old woman on the fourth postpartum day. The ischemic syndrome was followed by aneurysmal dilatation of the left ventricle and progressive heart failure that necessitated cardiac transplantation. The patient is alive and well 3 years after the transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, City Hospital, Prato, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curiel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Maria
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonacina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gronda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000601:surgery*