title: Transesophageal echo detection of postpartum coronary artery dissection.
abstract: A 40-year-old woman, 1 week postpartum, presented with an acute anterior-septal myocardial infarction, caused by an intrawall hematoma (dissection without intimal flap) in her proximal left anterior descending coronary artery-the diagnosis being initially suggested by transesophageal echo. Discussion of this entity follows.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lerakis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manoukian
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*