Life-Threatening Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Undiagnosed FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome at 39 Weeks Gestation

Carmelina Gurrieri; Westley T. Manske; Carla Williams; Joseph C. Wildenberg; Rachel J. Keppers; Tiziano Tallarita; Nishant Saran; Andrew D. Calvin

doi:10.12659/AJCR.940628

25 September 2023 : Case report USA

Life-Threatening Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Undiagnosed FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome at 39 Weeks Gestation

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Carmelina Gurrieri^1ABCDEF*, Westley T. Manske^1ABCDF, Carla Williams^2ABDF, Joseph C. Wildenberg^3ABDF, Rachel J. Keppers^4BDEF, Tiziano Tallarita^5BCDF, Nishant Saran^5ABCDF, Andrew D. Calvin

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940628

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940628

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Figure 2. Transthoracic echocardiogram of the aortic valve, short axis view. Short axis view of the aortic valve demonstrating a dissection flap (arrows) in close proximity to, and prolapsing across, the aortic valve (triangles), with significant aortic valve regurgitation.

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Life-Threatening Aortic Dissection during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Undiagnosed FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome at 39 Weeks Gestation

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