title: [Aortic dissection in pregnancy: report of 2 cases].
abstract: Two women suffered from aortic dissection during the third term of pregnancy. The first one, 37 years old, died from a sudden and intractable cardiovascular shock at the end of pregnancy, but the fetus was saved by cesarean. The diagnosis was made post mortem. In the second case a faster diagnosis and a slower development of the aortic dissection allowed, during the 29th week of pregnancy, a surgical treatment after cesarean saving both the mother's and newborn's life. The histological examination in both cases showed only non specific alterations of the collagenous and the elastic fibres.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Universitaria di Cardiochirurgia, Ospedale Molinette, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trucano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Summa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trinchero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Dissezione aortica in gravidanza: relazione su due casi.