Transient ischemic attack: a complication of mitral valve prolapse in pregnancy.
A case of transient ischemic attack presumably due to cardiogenic thromboembolism during pregnancy is described in a 32-year-old woman. The patient had documented mitral valve prolapse which was uncomplicated until this episode. This is the first report in the literature of such a complication during pregnancy. The clinical management is described.
Artal
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Greenspoon
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Rutherford
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular