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Delayed aortic surgery successfully treats type A aortic dissection developing shortly after caesarean section.
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Aortic dissection should be suspected in postpartum women presenting with severe hypertension and dyspnea after caesarean section, even in the absence of underlying risk factors.
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Successful delayed surgery feasible for post-caesarean type A dissection; single case leaves open risk stratification and prevention in young women.
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Fukunaga et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Type A aortic dissection (n=1). Cardiovascular surgery was evaluated. A 31-year-old woman without underlying diseases developed type A aortic dissection 6 hours after a caesarean section and was successfully treated with cardiovascular surgery 3 days later.
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