Author/Authors :
Başkurt, Murat Istanbul University - Institute of Cardiology - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Özkan, Turhan Okmeydanı Education and Research Hospital - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey , Özkan, Alev Arat Istanbul University - Institute of Cardiology - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Gürmen, Tevfik Istanbul University - Institute of Cardiology - Department of Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
Myocardial infarction (MI) is very rare during pregnancy (1/10000), happens mostly during the third trimester and puerperium and mortality rates are high (19-21 %) (1). In most cases the diagnosis was made postmortem (2). Mostly, vasospasm with pregnancy induced hyperco- agulable state, which is potentiated by exogenous factors -like proges- togens and smoking.
