Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
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Surg Gynecol Obstet · Dec 1988
ReviewDissecting aortic aneurysm in pregnant women without Marfan disease.
Dissection of the young women without Marfan disease is related, in most instances, to pregnancy. The structural changes in the arterial wall that occur during pregnancy may predispose women to this complication of pregnancy. ⋯ In the second patient, diagnosis of dissection and severe aortic regurgitation occurred in the postpartum period. Knowledge of this albeit relatively rare complication of pregnancy may assist the clinician in diagnosing and referring patients early for surgical treatment that, in most instances, may save the lives of both mother and fetus.