title: Surgical treatment for acute type A aortic dissection during pregnancy (16 weeks) with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman at 16 weeks of pregnancy was diagnosed with acute type A aortic dissection and severe aortic regurgitation. Aortic valve and aortic arch replacement was successfully performed under circulatory arrest with deep hypothermia. After the operation, she was diagnosed with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. At 36 weeks of gestation, the patient underwent a cesarean section and delivered a healthy baby.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center, 1-1 7-chome, Yamanote 5-jo, Nishi-ku, Sapporo 063-0005, Japan. kunishige@hok-mc.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kunishige
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Tomoji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: Kiyotaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055947:Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography