title: Acute coronary artery dissection during pregnancy.
abstract: Acute coronary artery dissection is a rare complication of pregnancy usually identified at postmortem examination. We report a case of myocardial infarction apparently caused by acute dissection of the left main coronary artery in a 24-year-old woman being treated for preterm labor with terbutaline. Hemodynamic deterioration necessitated emergency cesarean delivery and coronary bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME 04102, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mort
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rintel