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Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 951480, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/951480
Sudden Death of a Pregnant Woman in Third Trimester with No Risk Factor
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, Turkey
2Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, Turkey
3Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45030 Manisa, Turkey
Received 20 September 2012; Accepted 7 October 2012
Academic Editors: V. Dandolu, Y. Purwosunu, and E. Shalev
Copyright © 2012 Asli Goker et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy is rare and life-threatening for both the mother and the fetus. We present the case of a 31-year-old previously healthy woman with no risk factors at 32 weeks of gestation who applied with vomiting, dyspnea and orthopnea. A respiratory arrest developed followed by loss of the fetal viability, cardiac arrest, and failure of resuscitation. We aim to raise awareness about the clinical approach to pregnant patients who are to be considered with a broad spectrum of differential diagnosis.