Coronary artery dissection during pregnancy and the postpartum period: Two case reports and review of literature
- 2 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
- Vol. 52 (1) , 88-94
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-726x(200101)52:1<88::aid-ccd1022>3.0.co;2-p
Abstract
Spontaneous coronary dissection is a rare event occurring particularly in women during the peripartum and postpartum period. Two cases related to the early postpartum period with a successful outcome are described, together with a comprehensive review of all the previously published cases. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of this unique clinical entity are discussed and reviewed. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;52:88–94.Keywords
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