Postpartum Myocardial Infarction Rescued with an Intraaortic Balloon Pump and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator.
Resource
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY v.63 n.1 pp.81-84
Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Journal Volume
v.63
Journal Issue
n.1
Pages
81-84
Date Issued
1998
Date
1998
Author(s)
KO, WEN-JE
HO, HONG-NERNG
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 hemorrhage due to placenta increta. The hemodynamics 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 hours later; she made an uneventful recovery thereafter.
Type
journal article