Coronary vasospasm in a postpartum woman

Sharma, A.M.; Yactine, H.; Vedala, G.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 23(2): E31-E33

2011


ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501
PMID: 21297215
Document Number: 651325
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.

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