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Type B Dissection in a Pregnant Woman Managed With Peripartum Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.
- Source :
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Circulation . 2/2/2016, Vol. 133 Issue 5, pe369-e373. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The article presents a case study of a 39-year-old pregnant woman, who was admitted to the hospital for acute, tearing chest pain radiating to the patient's back. The patient underwent a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram which reveals that the patient is suffered from type B aortic dissection extended to the aortic bifurcation. The article also discusses the complications of aortic dissection among pregnant women.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00097322
- Volume :
- 133
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Circulation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112736553
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.019735