Profound ECG abnormalities during emergency cesarean section in a patient with pre-eclampsia.
A case of severe ECG abnormalities occurring during pre-eclampsia is presented. Although these electrocardiographic changes were indicative of severe alterations of coronary flow, neither structural nor functional abnormalities could be documented during subsequent diagnostic workup. The pathogenetic pathways potentially involved in this case including coronary spasms are briefly discussed.
Department of Internal Medicine, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland.
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Eriksson
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Atar
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F
Krähenmann
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Guldenschuh
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M
Maggiorini
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W
Kiowski
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Follath
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009336:Necrosis; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy