TY - JOUR T1 - Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy: a case report and subject review JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 800 LP - 801 DO - 10.1136/emj.2007.048132 VL - 24 IS - 11 AU - O Fayomi AU - R Nazar Y1 - 2007/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/11/800.abstract N2 - Myocardial infarction in pregnancy is uncommon. Use of thrombolytic treatment is relatively contraindicated. Early recognition as well as a multidisciplinary approach to the management of these cases is important, as untreated there is a high maternal and fetal mortality. The case presented here highlights the importance of early transfer to a specialist centre for percutaneous coronary intervention. ER -