Acute coronary syndrome in pregnancy

Clinical Medicine: Cardiology

Volumn 2009, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-131

  Wright, Douglas ^a   Kenny Scherber, Claire ^a   Montgomery, Alison ^a   Salehian, Omid ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Pathophysiology; Pregnancy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 76749139849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11781165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/cmc.s3284     Document Type: Article

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