Obstetric considerations in a rare cardiovascular catastrophe needing multidisciplinary care.
Cardiovascular emergencies especially aortic dissections are rare in pregnancy. We report a case of Stanford Type A aortic dissection at 33 weeks of pregnancy presenting in shock. Rapid multidisciplinary approach and special obstetric considerations led to a successful outcome in this case.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Neeta
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Singh
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Debjyoti
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Karmakar
Department of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardio Thoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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V
Devagorou
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Rajnish
R
Tiwari
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Sunesh
S
Kumar