Successful treatment for acute aortic dissection in pregnancy---bentall procedure concomitant with cesarean section

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Acute aortic type A dissection is a life-threatening disease that requires immediate surgical intervention. When dissection occurs during pregnancy, it is of high risk for both the mother and the fetus. In this study, we reported two cases of acute aortic dissect...

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Main Authors: Xu Demin, Guo Changfa, Wang Chunsheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/139