Postpartum myocardial infarction: a rehabilitation challenge.

Myocardial infarction in pregnancy or the puerperium is an uncommon occurrence. Thus, when young pregnant women sustain a myocardial infarction, they present a complex challenge to cardiovascular nurses. Issues such as female gender, young age, and child-bonding must be considered in addition to assisting the recovery from the myocardial infarction itself. This case study describes the rehabilitative nursing care of a young woman who sustained a postpartum myocardial infarction.