Aortic dissection in pregnancy: A life-threatening disease and a diagnosis of worth considering

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1167-1170

  Nasiell, Josefine ^a   Norman, Mikael ^a   Lindqvist, Pelle G ^a   Malmstedt, Jonas ^a   Bottinga, Roger ^b   Blennow, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Sdertlje Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Diagnosis; Life threatening disease

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BACKACHE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG PAIN; MARFAN SYNDROME; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SWEDEN;

EID: 70350662011     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903214965     Document Type: Article

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