title: Pregnancy and delivery in young woman affected by isthmic coarctation of the aorta.
abstract: Coarctation of aorta is a rare cause of hypertension in pregnancy and the case material reported in literature is limited without a univocal line of clinical conduct. A case association between isthmic coarctation of the aorta and pregnancy in a 17 year-old primigravida woman is described.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Sassari, Italy. dessole@ssmain.uniss.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dessole
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Antona
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ambrosini
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capobianco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk