Hospital Medicine

Cardio-Obstetrics

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For pregnant patients in their first trimester presenting with acute MI with plan for emergent angiogram, who then subsequently have resolution of chest pain and EKG changes following initiation of heparin gtt, DAPT, would you still consider proceeding with LHC or treat medically with presumptive diagnosis of SCAD?

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Should bare metal stents be favored over drug eluting stents for pregnant patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome?

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Should all pregnant patients with newly reduced LVEF <45% be referred as soon as possible to advanced heart failure given high risk for maternal morbidity/mortality in setting of suspected peripartum cardiomyopathy?

If PPCM is suspected, what are your targeted hemodynamic goals during the delivery phase?

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Papers discussed in this category

Eur Heart J,

2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy.

European heart journal, 2020 Oct 14

Clinical presentation, management, and 6-month outcomes in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy: an ESC EORP registry.

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