title: Cardiovascular disasters in pregnancy.
abstract: Cardiovascular emergencies in pregnancy are rare but often catastrophic. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism, aortic dissection, acquired heart disease and cardiomyopathy, acute myocardial infarction, and cardiac dysrhythmias in the setting of pregnancy. It also reviews updated resuscitation guidelines for cardiac arrest and perimortem cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 6th Floor, Suite 200, 110 South Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. ssommerkamp@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sommerkamp
authors.forename: Alisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002388:Catastrophic Illness; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy