title: In pregnancy, aortic tissue is the issue.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: opsmile01@aol.com.
authors.forename: Ourania
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Preventza
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coselli
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome; D011247:Pregnancy