title: Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and a coronary artery bypass graft.
abstract: The authors report a pregnancy in a 34 year old patient who previously experienced a myocardial infarction. The pregnancy ended at 39 weeks in the birth of a healthy girl weighting 3040 g, by cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. A review of the literature revealed 33 similar cases, 16 of which were adequately documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vinatier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Subtil
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guionet
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bourzoufi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puech
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*