title: Coronary artery dissection during pregnancy and the postpartum period: two case reports and review of literature.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary dissection is a rare event occurring particularly in women during the peripartum and postpartum period. Two cases related to the early postpartum period with a successful outcome are described, together with a comprehensive review of all the previously published cases. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of this unique clinical entity are discussed and reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. koulashok@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Koul
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moskovits
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods