| Literature DB >> 22263062 |
Fahad Aziz1, Sudheer Penupolu, Anshu Alok, Sujatha Doddi, Mary Abed.
Abstract
Acute aortic dissection is a rare clinical entity that mainly affects patients older than 50 years. It is unusual in younger patients and its presence has been traditionally associated with trauma, Marfan syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve and pregnancy. We present here, a case of a 30 year old pregnant female with acute aortic dissection type A (De Bakey II), without family history of connective tissue diseases and signs of Marfan syndrome.Entities:
Keywords: Acute aortic dissection; Peripartum
Year: 2011 PMID: 22263062 PMCID: PMC3256497 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2010.11.12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895