This review provides clinical information and recommendations for managing the increased risk of maternal complications, particularly aortic dissection, in pregnant women with Marfan syndrome.
Pregnancy in women with Marfan syndrome (MFS) presents challenges to the clinician and the patient due to the increased incidence of maternal complications and involvement of the fetus, and deserves special consideration. The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in MFS is aortic dissection. This article presents an extensive review of available clinical information and provides recommendations for the management of patients with MFS during pregnancy.
Goland et al. (Wed,) studied this question.