Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy: A case report and subject review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 800-801

  Fayomi, O ^a   Nazar, R ^a  

^a MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EARLY INTERVENTION; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL SMOKING; NAUSEA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STENT; SWEATING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 35848949773     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.048132     Document Type: Article

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