Key result
A 37-year-old pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome and acute type II aortic dissection immediately after Cesarean section was successfully treated with a Bentall procedure.
Population
1 pregnant female with Marfan syndrome who developed acute type II aortic dissection with severe aortic…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
34 days postoperatively
Authors
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Adds limited evidence for Bentall in peripartum Marfan type II dissection; leaves open optimal strategies and does not support practice change.
Case Report (n=1)
No
A successful Bentall procedure can be performed for acute type II aortic dissection with severe aortic regurgitation in a pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome immediately following Cesarean section.
Lee et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Acute Type II Aortic Dissection, Severe Aortic Regurgitation, Marfan Syndrome, Pregnancy (n=1). Bentall procedure was evaluated. A 37-year-old pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome and acute type II aortic dissection immediately after Cesarean section was successfully treated with a Bentall procedure.
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