A case report of postpartum acute aortic dissection

Adineh Taherkhani (Clinical Research Center of Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Maryam Taherkhani (Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)

International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice
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Acute aortic dissection is a rare but lethal disaster during pregnancy and early postpartum. It has a very high mortality. Emergent or urgent surgical correction is the preferred treatment for the most patients. We report a case of postpartum type A aortic dissection who underwent successful emergent Bental procedure.