Aortic dissection complicating pregnancy following prophylactic aortic root replacement in a woman with Marfan syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-430

  McDermott, Colleen D ^a   Sermer, Mathew ^a   Siu, Samuel C ^a   David, Tirone E ^a   Colman, Jack M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Aortic root replacement; Marfan syndrome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MARFAN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MARFAN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 34447542394     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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