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Copyright © 2012 Asli Goker et al. 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.

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Title
Sudden Death of a Pregnant Woman in Third Trimester with No Risk Factor
Author
Goker, Asli; Civi, Melek; Bayturan, Ozgur; Kuscu, N Kemal
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
20906684
e-ISSN
20906692
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1282312262
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 Asli Goker et al. 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.