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.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea.
Kye Hun
KH
Kim
Myung Ho
MH
Jeong
Ik Joo
IJ
Chung
Jeong Gwan
JG
Cho
Tae Bok
TB
Song
Jong Chun
JC
Park
Jung Chaee
JC
Kang
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*