{"pk":1671,"title":"Spontaneously Conceived Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy Presenting with Chest Pain and Dyspnea: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction: </b>Heterotopic pregnancy, defined as simultaneous intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy, is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition. The incidence of heterotopic pregnancy has significantly increased in the modern era, primarily due to use of assisted reproductive technology. Heterotopic pregnancy in the absence of risk factors is uncommon. The symptoms of heterotopic pregnancy are similar to those of ectopic pregnancy, primarily abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding.<p></p><p><b>Case Report: </b>We report a case of heterotopic pregnancy occurring in the absence of risk factors and presenting with primary symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath.</p><p></p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> While uncommon, heterotopic pregnancy may occur in patients without risk factors and may present with atypical symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath.</p>","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"heterotopic pregnancy"},{"word":"ectopic pregnancy"},{"word":"case report"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8xf6c9rw","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Farrah","middle_name":"","last_name":"Nasrollahi","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois","department":"Emergency Medicine"},{"first_name":"Kevin","middle_name":"","last_name":"Cao","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois","department":""},{"first_name":"Janae","middle_name":"","last_name":"Hohbein","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois","department":"Emergency medicine"},{"first_name":"Wesley","middle_name":"","last_name":"Eilbert","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2023-09-15T00:42:01.993000Z","date_accepted":"2023-10-17T22:42:35.115000Z","date_published":"2024-01-23T14:00:00Z","render_galley":{"label":"Final Article","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/1671/galley/4322/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"Layout","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/1671/galley/3822/download/"},{"label":"Final Article","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/1671/galley/4322/download/"}]}