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Spontaneous aortic rupture early postpartum without trauma or connective tissue disorder

Author(s) -

Ashvini Me,

Robert S. Bonser

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs641

Subject(s) - medicine , connective tissue disorder , connective tissue , connective tissue disease , thoracic aorta , complication , surgery , aorta , aortic rupture , systemic disease , thoracic aortic aneurysm , pregnancy , aortic aneurysm , disease , pathology , autoimmune disease , genetics , biology

Rupture of the thoracic aorta is a rare but recognized complication following pregnancy. The common causes of thoracic aortic rupture in the peripartum period are trauma, dissecting aneurysms and saccular aneurysms secondary to systemic connective tissue disease. We report a case of non-traumatic spontaneous aortic rupture in a patient without trauma or systemic connective tissue disease 1 day postpartum, which was successfully managed by surgical repair of the thoracic aorta.

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