Successful Management of Pregnancies Complicated by Type B Aortic Dissections (Both Acute and Chronic)

Joshua Price; Vickie Hau; Catherine M Albright; Jonathan Buber

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102056

Successful Management of Pregnancies Complicated by Type B Aortic Dissections (Both Acute and Chronic)

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Dec 6:27:102056. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102056.

Authors

Joshua Price¹, Vickie Hau², Catherine M Albright³, Jonathan Buber¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Abstract

We describe 2 pregnancies complicated by descending aortic dissections. Patient 1 suffered an acute dissection at 28 weeks. Patient 2 had residual dissection after ascending dissection repair and conceived after detailed preconception counseling. Both were complicated by hypertension, managed by a multidisciplinary team, and ended uneventfully with cesarean deliveries.

Keywords: Pregnancy; type B aortic dissection.

Publication types

Case Reports