Pougeoise M, Dalmas A-F, Langlois S, Voisin B, Dedet B, Vaast P, Vallet B
Pôle d'anesthésie-réanimation, maternité Jeanne-de-Flandre, centre régional hospitalier universitaire, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2012 Feb;31(2):162-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2011.10.025. Epub 2011 Dec 6.
Myocardial infarction is rare during pregnancy and is associated with a high maternal and foetal mortality rate. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman at 38 weeks gestation who developed a myocardial infarction with spontaneous coronary dissection treated with coronary angioplasty and who needed an emergency caesarean section. We discuss the anaesthetic management of urgent caesarean section in this context.
