title: Acute myocardial infarction in the first trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: Acute myocardial infarction rarely occurs in women during pregnancy. However, when it does occur, it usually carries a high risk of maternal and perinatal mortality. There is a lack of awareness that this condition can occur in pregnancy since coronary artery disease is uncommon in women of childbearing age. In this report, a 43-year-old lady with acute anterior myocardial infarction in her eighth week of pregnancy is presented. The challenges involved in diagnosing this condition in pregnancy are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. amaramin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Salam
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology