Sudden chest pain and cardiac emergencies in the obstetric patient
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Sudden chest pain and cardiac emergencies in the obstetric patient
Abstract
The differential diagnosis and work-up of a patient with chest pain during pregnancy is presented in this article. This is followed by discussions of cardiac emergencies including hypertensive crisis, pulmonary edema, arrhythmias, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, myocardial infarction, and aortic dissection.
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