Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection in Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Management Challenge

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-18

  Ch'ng, Stephanie L ^a,b   Cochrane, Andrew D ^a,b   Goldstein, Jacob ^a,b   Smith, Julian A ^a,b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascending aorta; Cardiovascular surgical procedures; Diagnosis; Dissection; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TIME TO DIAGNOSIS; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AORTIC RUPTURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872387237     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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