Artal R, Greenspoon J S, Rutherford S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Jun;71(6 Pt 2):1028-30.
A case of transient ischemic attack presumably due to cardiogenic thromboembolism during pregnancy is described in a 32-year-old woman. The patient had documented mitral valve prolapse which was uncomplicated until this episode. This is the first report in the literature of such a complication during pregnancy. The clinical management is described.