Emergent Cesarean Section in the Catheterization Laboratory for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome in pregnant women. Delay in the diagnosis might lead to substantial maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Although there have been reports of SCAD in pregnancy, to our knowledge, there have been no reports...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2015-06, Vol.115 (12), p.1777-1778
Main Authors: Sundaram, Varun, MD, Chaudhry, Sunit-Preet, MD, Reddy, Yogesh N.V., MD, Longenecker, Chris T., MD, Fang, James C., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cesarean Section
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - complications
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery
Coronary vessels
Defibrillators, Implantable
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Emergencies
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Laboratories
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - surgery
Pregnancy Outcome
Vascular Diseases - complications
Vascular Diseases - congenital
Vascular Diseases - diagnosis
Vascular Diseases - surgery
Veins & arteries
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - therapy
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Summary:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome in pregnant women. Delay in the diagnosis might lead to substantial maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Although there have been reports of SCAD in pregnancy, to our knowledge, there have been no reports of maternal and fetal hemodynamic compromise related to SCAD leading to emergent delivery of fetus in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.03.027