Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in A Pregnant Woman At 28 Weeks’ Gestation

Abstract A 27-year-old woman with sudden back pain was transported to our hospital. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed pregnancy of 28 weeks’ gestation. Computed tomography demonstrated a type A aortic dissection. Because of progressive fetal deterioration, an emergency cesarean section was forced t...

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Kuroda, Tetsuro Uchida, Azumi Hamasaki, Atsushi Yamashita, Masahiro Mizumoto, Kentaro Akabane, Ai Ishizawa, Mitsuaki Sadahiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2019-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382019000500627&tlng=en