Acute type B aortic dissection in a pregnant woman with undiagnosed Marfan syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

• Hoofdauteurs: Yumiko Miyazaki (Auteur), Makoto Orisaka (Auteur), Masataka Kato (Auteur), Hiroshi Kawamura (Auteur), Tetsuji Kurokawa (Auteur), Yoshio Yoshida (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aortic dissection during pregnancy is rare but can be life-threatening to both the mother and the foetus. Marfan syndrome is a major risk factor for acute aortic dissection during pregnancy. Here, we present the case of a woman who had not been diagnosed with Marfan syndrome prior to pregnancy and w...