Dissecção aguda da aorta durante a gravidez

Walkiria Samuel Avila, Ricardo Dias, Renato Takeshi Yamada, Adriano Armelin
2006 Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia  
Acute aortic dissection is one of the most dreaded clinical conditions during pregnancy. Difficulties in establishing a diagnosis and limitations regarding invasive studies increase mortality rates associated with the disease. The limited experience reported in the literature does not allow the determination of guidelines for clinical and/or surgical management of aortic dissection in pregnancy. The authors present a case of acute aortic dissection in a woman in her 33 rd week of gestation and
more » ... iscuss the diagnostic approach considering the peculiarities of the disease's manifestation.
doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2006001700027 pmid:17128295 fatcat:iinrt2x6bnebbg2jjzg2rnqkam