Key result
Emergent surgical repair successfully treats acute type A aortic dissection at 36 weeks of gestation.
Why the study?
There is a paucity of published cases describing the successful, emergent repair of acute type A aortic dissections in third-trimester gravid patients.
Case Report (n=1)
Successful emergent surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection is possible in third-trimester gravid patients.
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Supports feasibility of emergent repair in third-trimester pregnancy; hypothesis-generating for peripartum aortic dissection management.
Kohli et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Acute type A aortic dissection (n=1). Surgical repair was evaluated on Successful diagnosis and surgical repair. Emergent surgical repair was successfully performed for an acute type A aortic dissection in a 41-year-old female at 36 weeks of gestation.
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