To Stay Safe Walking, Follow the Rules of the Road: Anesthesia for Cesarean Section in the Setting of Myocardial Infarction, a Case Report

Abstract

Meany factors lead to myocardial infarction in a pregnant woman, resulting in the increasing prevalence of women with cardiac diseases during pregnancy. There are special considerations for anesthetic care under this condition. This report presents a 40-year-old woman admitted for emergent cesarean section due to acute myocardial infraction (AMI). Providing safe and balanced anesthesia while managing cardiac events was challenging; however, it was performed in accordance with standard anesthesiologic rules.