spontaneous coronary artery dissection (scad) is a rare condition that can result in unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and sudden death. this condition may occur particularly in women during late pregnancy and in the postpartum period. we present the case of a 33-year-old african american woman, who had spontaneous left anterior descending coronary artery (lad) dissection two weeks ...

To provide a comprehensive review of the published literature of patients with endometrial bone or osseous fragments with a view to critically examine the antecedent clinical presentation, investigations and prognosis after treatment. This systematic review of the literature includes full text articles of published case reports and cases series from the following computerized databases: PubMed,...

AIM To determine the frequency of hypothyroidism in women with recurrent pregnancy loss in first trimester in the Indian population. SETTINGS AND DESIGN The study included 163 non-pregnant women with recurrent pregnancy loss in a gestational age up to <or=12 weeks verified by a pregnancy test or ultrasonography, and a total of 170 age matched women with at least one successful pregnancy and n...

BACKGROUND Antipsychotic medications are increasingly used during pregnancy. Nevertheless, fetal risks are still not fully studied. It is currently unclear whether the antipsychotic treatment might induce a higher risk of fetal death. We aimed to determine if use of antipsychotic medication during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion or stillbirth. METHODS In...

BACKGROUND Consumption of caffeine and alcohol is suspected to affect pregnancy outcome. Use of both stimulants is widespread and even minor effects on fetal viability are of public health interest. METHODS We performed a nested case-control study using prospective data from a population-based cohort comprising 11088 women aged 20-29 years. From this cohort, women who experienced either a spo...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have documented the negative effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy on risk of pregnancy loss, yet whether prepregnancy alcohol intake affects the risk of spontaneous abortion is still unclear. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess prepregnancy alcohol intake and risk of spontaneous abortion and stillbirth. METHODS Our prospective cohort study in...