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  • Title: A Postpartum Type A Dissection.
    Author: Sathananthan G, Rychel V, Yam J, Barlow A, Grewal J, Kiess M.
    Journal: JACC Case Rep; 2020 Jan; 2(1):150-153. PubMed ID: 34316984.
    Abstract:
    A 28-year-old woman with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection syndrome and a mildly dilated aorta presented 3 days postpartum with a type A aortic dissection. This case illustrates the unpredictability of this disease and the challenges with risk stratification of women with underlying aortopathy contemplating pregnancy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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