Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and a coronary artery bypass graft.
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.
Dufour
P
P
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France.
Berard
J
J
Vinatier
D
D
Subtil
D
D
Guionet
B
B
Bourzoufi
K
K
Michon
P
P
Puech
F
F
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*