title: Postpartum acute myocardial infarction successfully treated with intravenous streptokinase--a case report.
abstract: A twenty-three-year-old woman had an acute myocardial infarction during the early postpartum period successfully treated with intravenous streptokinase. The possible mechanisms of postpartum myocardial infarction are reviewed, and the clinical implication for the use of streptokinase in this situation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, England.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ramsdale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase