Key result
Emergent surgical intervention involving Caesarian section followed by aortic dissection repair and prosthetic valve replacement resulted in full recovery for a 30-year-old pregnant woman with acute type A aortic dissection.
Population
1 pregnant female with acute aortic dissection type A and bicuspid aortic valve, presenting with severe…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Demonstrates feasibility of combined cesarean-aortic repair in pregnant type A dissection; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
Early diagnosis and emergent surgical intervention in a pregnant patient with acute type A aortic dissection can lead to successful maternal and fetal outcomes.
Aziz et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Peripartum acute aortic dissection (n=1). Emergent surgical intervention (Caesarian section followed by aortic dissection repair and valve replacement) was evaluated on Survival and recovery. Emergent surgical intervention involving Caesarian section followed by aortic dissection repair and prosthetic valve replacement resulted in full recovery for a 30-year-old pregnant woman with acute type A aortic dissection.
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