Acute Type-B Aortic Dissection in Pregnancy: Therapeutic Challenges in a Multidisciplinary Setting

Acute Type-B Aortic Dissection in Pregnancy: Therapeutic Challenges in a Multidisciplinary Setting: ALTHOUGH ACUTE AORTIC dissection during pregnancy is a rare occurrence, it remains important because it is frequently a cardiovascular emergency that can be lethal for both the mother and the fetus. Clinical data from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection have suggested that the risk of acute aortic dissection during pregnancy is about 0.2%.1 Despite this low prevalence, it should be noted that 50% of aortic dissections in women younger than 40 years occur in the setting of pregnancy.

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