title: Management of ST elevation myocardial infarction in pregnancy.
abstract: A 33-year-old lady in the second trimester of pregnancy presented to the emergency department having suffered a cardiac arrest at home. An emergency caesarean section was performed in the resuscitation area. On return of spontaneous circulation, a 12-lead ECG showed anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction. She was transferred to our tertiary centre for an emergency coronary angiography and was successfully treated, making a full recovery. This case report examines the relatively rare entity of myocardial infarction in pregnancy and looks at the mechanisms underlying this.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew Harry
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Constantine
authors.forename: Abdul M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mozid
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*