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Published on June 26, 2008
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2008, doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.182766
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Repair of an acute type A aortic dissection combined with an emergency cesarean section in a pregnant woman

Mohammad Shihata 1*, Victor Pretorius 1, Roderick MacArthur 1

1 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mshihata{at}gmail.com.


  Abstract
This case report describes a 35-week pregnant woman presenting with an acute type A aortic dissection. She underwent a successful emergency surgical repair and a concomitant cesarean section with a favorable outcome for the mother and the child. Keywords: Aortic dissection; Pregnancy; Hypothermic circulatory arrest


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eComment. Acute type A aortic dissection at 7 weeks of gestation in a Marfan patient
Mohamed F. Ibrahim, et al.
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