Abstract
A 37-year-old woman had postpartum myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock. The infarction was attributed to diffuse coronary artery spasm caused by methylergonovine, which had been used to treat the postpartum haemorrhage due to placenta increta. The haemodynamics could not be maintained with catecholamine infusion and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation. At last, an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator was used to save her life, and the patient was successfully weaned from the machine 100 h later; she made an uneventful recovery thereafter.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 81-84 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 5 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator
- Intraaortic balloon pump
- Methylergonovine
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Postpartum myocardial infarction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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