Post-preeclampsia acute myocardial infarction during puerperium in a woman with normal coronary vessels.
We describe the case of a young Iraqi woman with a clinical, electrocardiographical, and echocardiographical picture of acute myocardial infarction. After preeclampsia, a delivery by caesarean section, and without anticoagulant therapy, the patient presented with myocardial infarction, although coronary angiography was negative for coronary artery disease. The haematological exam showed the presence of the V Leiden factor, and in view of recurrent episodes of chest pain after her admission, she underwent chest computed tomography and bone mass measurement, which indicated a precocious stage of osteoporosis.
Skoura
Ageliki
A
Department of Cardiology, Helpis General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Michaelides
Maria
M
Trikas
Athanasios
A
D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005165:Factor V; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
C095381:factor V Leiden; D005165:Factor V