Acute Myocardial Infarction During Pregnancy and the Puerperium in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze trends in the incidence, in-hospital management, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicating pregnancy and the puerperium in the United States.

Patients and methods

Women 18 years or older hospitalized during pregnancy and the puerperium were identified from the National Inpatient Sample database from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2014. International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis and procedure codes were used to identify AMI during pregnancy-related admissions.

Results

Overall, 55,402,290 pregnancy-related hospitalizations were identified. A total of 4471 cases of AMI (8.1 [95% CI, 7.5-8.6] cases per 100,000 hospitalizations) occurred, with 922 AMI cases (20.6%) identified in the antepartum period, 1061

SUBMITTER: Smilowitz NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6173614 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature