Acute Aortic Dissection in Third Trimester Pregnancy- a Case Report

shariati, Akram and Kavandi, Dorsa and Hajizadeh, Reza (2022) Acute Aortic Dissection in Third Trimester Pregnancy- a Case Report. Studies in Medical Sciences, 33 (5).

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Abstract

Acute aortic dissection is a rare but fatal event in pregnancy with a reported incidence of 14% of all cardiac-related maternal mortality. Saving a mother and her baby together in an emergent situation which needs proper decision-making and good teamwork. On the other hand, using standard diagnostic tools such as computed tomography (CT) angiography may not be a good decision as it postpones necessary intervention and causes encounter of the mother and her fetus to a more harmful situation. Here we present a 25-year-old pregnant woman with acute aortic dissection who was diagnosed by echocardiography data. On-time surgical intervention saved a mother and her baby’s life. One-year follow-up showed no complication

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