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Thara S Ali1, Ashley K Russell1, Yuliya Paulenka1
1Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
A 37-year-old gravida 5, para 3 woman presented with an unplanned pregnancy 6 weeks after experiencing a cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation from coronary vasospasm. She opted to continue the pregnancy with medical management despite ongoing chest pain and delivered a healthy female infant via vaginal delivery at 37 weeks.
A 37-year-old gravida 5, para 3 woman presented with an unplanned pregnancy 6 weeks after experiencing a cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation from coronary vasospasm. She opted to continue the pregnancy with medical management despite ongoing chest pain and delivered a healthy female infant via vaginal delivery at 37 weeks.
