title: Pregnancy in a Marfan patient with pre-existing aortic dissection.
abstract: In women with Marfan syndrome pregnancy increases the risk of aortic dissection. There are a number of articles reporting the outcome of acute aortic dissection during pregnancy in this patient group. In contrast, only scarce information is available concerning pregnancy in patients with pre-existing chronic aortic dissection. We report the case of a pregnant Marfan syndrome patient with pre-existing chronic aortic dissection that showed a favourable maternal and fetal outcome.
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tutarel
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lotz
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roentgen
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Drexler
authors.forename: Gerd Peter
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Mechthild
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westhoff-Bleck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications