Key result
Concomitant cesarean and emergency aortic repair achieves maternal and fetal survival in Type A aortic dissection.
Why the study?
Aortic dissection in pregnancy, especially in Marfan syndrome, carries high maternal and fetal mortality, requiring multidisciplinary management for successful outcomes.
Case Report (n=1)
A multidisciplinary approach involving obstetrics, cardiothoracic surgery, and neonatal teams can lead to successful outcomes in pregnant patients with Marfan syndrome and type A aortic dissection.
Supports multidisciplinary care in rare high-risk cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Aortic dissection (AoD) in pregnancy, particularly in women with Marfan syndrome (MFS), carries a high risk for both maternal and fetal mortality. Multidisciplinary management is essential for successful outcomes in these complex cases. We present a 26-year-old G1P0 female patient at 33 weeks gestation with chronic hypertension and MFS who developed mild symptoms of type A AoD. She underwent successful concomitant cesarean section and emergency aortic repair. Through multidisciplinary coordination of obstetrics with cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) and neonatal teams, both mother and infant recovered without major complications. This case highlights the critical need for early recognition, imaging, and multidisciplinary collaboration in pregnant patients with known risk factors of life-threatening conditions, such as AoD. Stricter screening protocols and frequent monitoring may prevent catastrophic outcomes in these high-risk patients.
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Jones et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Type A Aortic Dissection (n=1). Concomitant cesarean section and emergency aortic repair was evaluated on Maternal and fetal survival and recovery. Concomitant cesarean section and emergency aortic repair resulted in successful maternal and fetal survival in a 33-week pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome and Type A aortic dissection.
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