Staged repair of acute type I aortic dissection and coarctation in pregnancy.
A 29-year-old gravid female presented at 22 weeks gestation with an acute Type I aortic dissection and coarctation of the aorta. She underwent emergent repair of her aortic dissection using cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermia. At 25 weeks gestation, she underwent repair of her coarctation of the aorta. The patient had a cesarean delivery of a viable, normal male infant at 39 weeks gestation.
Plunkett
M D
MD
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine and St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USA. mplunkett@mednet.ucla.edu
Bond
L M
LM
Geiss
D M
DM
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy