Pregnancy-related death associated with heparin and aspirin treatment for infertility, 1996.
In 1996, a 38-year-old nulliparous woman died from complications of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was approximately 9 weeks' pregnant with triplets at the time of her death. The patient had undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF) and was being treated with anticoagulants (heparin and aspirin) and intravenous immunoglobulin at the time of her death. This report summarizes the investigation of this case by state and county health departments with assistance from CDC.
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014310:Triplets
D000925:Anticoagulants; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D006493:Heparin; D001241:Aspirin