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A 35-year-old woman with pre-eclampsia presented at 34 weeks of gestation, had a vaginal delivery, and subsequently developed acute aortic dissection postpartum.
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This case highlights the risk of acute aortic dissection in the postpartum period for patients presenting with pre-eclampsia.
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Postpartum aortic dissection warrants vigilance in pre-eclamptic women; case report leaves open causal link to pre-eclampsia or delivery mode.
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Esteves et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Acute aortic dissection in postpartum (n=1). A 35-year-old woman with pre-eclampsia presented at 34 weeks of gestation, had a vaginal delivery, and subsequently developed acute aortic dissection postpartum.
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