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===Life-threatening Causes=== | ===Life-threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes of chest pain among pregnant women include the following: | Life-threatening causes of chest pain among pregnant women include the following: | ||
*Acute MI | *[[ST elevation myocardial infarction in pregnancy| Acute MI]] | ||
:*[[Atherosclerosis|Atherosclerotic plaque rupture]]: Common in antepartum period | :*[[Atherosclerosis|Atherosclerotic plaque rupture]]: Common in antepartum period | ||
:*[[Coronary dissection]]: Common in peripartum or postpartum period | :*[[Coronary dissection]]: Common in peripartum or postpartum period | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes of chest pain among pregnant women include the following:
- Atherosclerotic plaque rupture: Common in antepartum period
- Coronary dissection: Common in peripartum or postpartum period
- Aortic dissection and other aortic syndromes
- Pulmonary embolism
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Tension pneumothorax
Other Causes
Other causes of chest pain of pregnancy include the following:
- Asthma exacerbation
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- TB reactivation
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Vasospasm
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Endocarditis
- Trauma
- Sarcoidosis
- Severe kyphoscoliosis
- Chest expansion (usually physiological change)
- Breast tenderness (usually physiological change)