Combined spontaneous postpartum coronary artery dissection and pulmonary embolism with survival.
A young woman who survived after suffering in the immediate postpartum period a spontaneous coronary dissection with resultant myocardial infarction and a pulmonary embolism with pulmonary infarct is presented. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations for this unique occurrence are discussed and reviewed.
Efstratiou
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Fairfax Hospital, Virginia.
Singh
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy