Case report - Ascending aortic dissection associated with pregnancy

Abstract

Aortic dissection associated with pregnancy is a rare but extremely urgent condition with a potentially fatal outcome for both mother and fetus. From the group of cardiovascular risks of maternal mortality, it ranks third. According to the localization of the aortic flow, the difference is type A, ascending aorta and type B, descending aorta. Some women have increased risk factors for the development of aortic dissection associated with pregnancy, and such a condition can be combined with the term aortopathy, but the majority of patients are not even recognized as a potential risk for the development of aortopathy and the development of a potentially fatal outcome. The approach to a patient with aortopathy requires a multidisciplinary approach, with the timing of pregnancy planning when the most optimal conditions for the same are established.