title: Sudden chest pain and cardiac emergencies in the obstetric patient.
abstract: The differential diagnosis and work-up of a patient with chest pain during pregnancy is presented in this article. This is followed by discussions of cardiac emergencies including hypertensive crisis, pulmonary edema, arrhythmias, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, myocardial infarction, and aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee-Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Mabie
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Freire
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology