Acute myocardial infarction in a 20 year pregnant female with prosthetic mitral valve.
Myocardial infarction is very uncommon in young females. We are reporting a case of acute myocardial infarction in a 20 year pregnant female with prosthetic mitral valve. Embolism from mitral valve prosthesis, in-situ thrombosis due to hypercoagulable state of pregnancy or coronary spasm could be responsible.
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D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*