Rupture of a Type B Aortic Dissection in a Postpartum Patient with Marfan Syndrome

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Elizabeth Patberg (Údar), Jennifer Duffy (Údar), Afshan B. Hameed (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
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Abstract Background Pregnant women with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are known to be at increased risk of aortic dissection; however, cases of aortic rupture are extremely rare. There is lack of consensus on the exact site and size of aortic diameter measurement that increases this risk, and whether this a...