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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 3, June 2013, pages 129-132

Postpartum Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Stanford type A aortic dissection involving the proximal aorta with a prominent intimal flap; a: transverse plane, b: saggital plane.

Table

Table 1. Review of the Literature in Terms of Aortic Dissection Observed in Peripartum Period
 
AgePartumDissection Type
Survived20 - 29: 12
30 - 39: 63
> 40: 3		1. Trimester: 1
2. Trimester: 3
3. Trimester: 55
Postpartum: 18		Type A: 57
Type B: 21
Maternal death20 - 29: 1
30 - 39: 8
> 40: 1		1.Trimester: -
2.Trimester: -
3.Trimester: 8
Postpartum: 2		Type A: 10
Type B: -