A case of septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation complicated by acute myocardial infarction following amniocentesis.
Maternal septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) following amniocentesis is a relatively rare condition, and its incidence is only 0.03 approximately 0.19%. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with DIC is also rare. We report here on a 40-year-old female patient who had septic shock and DIC that was complicated by AMI following amniocentesis. The possible mechanism of AMI in this patient may have been coronary artery thrombosis associated with DIC.
Kim
Kye Hun
KH
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea.
Jeong
Myung Ho
MH
Chung
Ik Joo
IJ
Cho
Jeong Gwan
JG
Song
Tae Bok
TB
Park
Jong Chun
JC
Kang
Jung Chaee
JC
D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*