Anaesthetic considerations in a parturient with critical coronary artery disease and a drug-eluting stent presenting for caesarean section

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2005 Apr;14(2):167-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2004.10.010.

Abstract

A parturient presented with her first symptoms of coronary artery disease at 18 weeks' gestation. Following an angiogram, a drug-eluting stent was inserted, resulting in resolution of her symptoms. The patient was prescribed anti-platelet medication including clopidogrel. She was delivered by elective caesarean section at 35 weeks under general anaesthesia. The anaesthetic management is discussed and a review of the literature presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical / methods*
  • Cesarean Section
  • Clopidogrel
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / therapy*
  • Stents*
  • Ticlopidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Ticlopidine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Clopidogrel
  • Ticlopidine