Abstract
Women with aortic dilation, either in association with an underlying connective tissue disease, or congenital cardiac lesion, require peripartum disease-specific counselling and management. This document reviews the literature on aortic complications which may occur during pregnancy in patients with aortopathies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-131 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Progress in Pediatric cardiology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aortic root replacement
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
- Marfan syndrome
- Pregnancy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine