title: Coronary vasospasm in a postpartum woman.
abstract: Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy or the postpartum period is rare. We report a case of a 40-year-old postpartum woman who developed ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to severe diffuse coronary vasospasm. To our knowledge, this is the first case of angiographically evidenced coronary vasospasm in a postpartum woman, in the absence of vasoconstrictive medications.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Office, Reichert Health Center, 5333 McAuley Dr., Ste. R3009, Ypsilanti MI 48197, USA. dradityasharma@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aditya M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yactine
authors.forename: Giridhar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vedala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049590:Postpartum Period; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin