Pregnancy complicated by plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 deficiency

South Med J. 2010 Dec;103(12):1259-60. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181faee7e.

Abstract

We present the case of a patient with a history of hemorrhage following prior surgery whose pregnancy was complicated by plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 deficiency. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a pregnancy complicated by plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) deficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aminocaproates / therapeutic use
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Labor, Induced
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / deficiency*
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Aminocaproates
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1