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Acute Type A Aortic Dissection at Seven Weeks of Gestation in a Marfan Patient: Case Report
Author(s) -
Shaker Walid H.,
Refaat Amal A.,
Hakamei Mohammed A.,
Ibrahim Mohamed F.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00551.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , gestation , ascending aorta , pregnancy , surgery , marfan syndrome , dissection (medical) , regurgitation (circulation) , circulatory system , aorta , cardiology , biology , genetics
A 34‐year‐old Marfan patient at the seventh week of pregnancy presented with acute type A aortic dissection and severe aortic regurgitation. The aortic valve and ascending aorta were replaced successfully using circulatory arrest and deep hypothermia. At 35 weeks of gestation, the patient underwent a cesarean section and delivered a healthy baby. To our knowledge, this case is the first to report a favorable fetal outcome following surgical repair of acute dissection in the first trimester of pregnancy.