Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16 (1 Suppl): 22-24

Acute myocardial infarction during the early postpartum period successfully treated with tirofiban

E. Aksakal, S. Inci, S. Sevimli, S. Karakelleoglu

Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum (Turkey)


Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the early postpartum period is rare but may be associated with poor maternal outcome. We report an inferior AMI in 30-year-old woman with mitral valve replacement during early postpartum period successfully treated with tirofiban. For a patient that has got AMI due to massive thrombus and that is not suitable for percutaneous coronary intervention and has got contraindication to thrombolytic therapy, glikoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitor (tirofiban) infusion must be kept in mind.

Corresponding Author: Enbiya Aksakal, MD; e-mail: drenbiya@yahoo.com

To cite this article

E. Aksakal, S. Inci, S. Sevimli, S. Karakelleoglu
Acute myocardial infarction during the early postpartum period successfully treated with tirofiban

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2012
Vol. 16 - N. 1 Suppl
Pages: 22-24