Aortic disease as a plausible cause of maternal mortality: a new reality

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The paper analyzes current trends in changing the maternal mortality structure in developed countries in recent years. It highlights a larger number of aortic dissection cases due to both inherited diseases and sporadic factors. Pregnancy is noted to be a condition that substantially increases the likelihood of this complication. The paper also considers the pathogenesis of aortic dissection in pregnant women. By taking into account diagnostic difficulties and untimely surgical care, particular emphasis is laid on diverse clinical manifestations of the disease and on the ratio of delivery time to surgical treatment of this complication.

Keywords:

aortic aneurysm

aortic dissection

pregnancy

treatment

maternal mortality

Authors:

Mravian S.R.

Moskovskiĭ oblastnoĭ NII akusherstva i ginekologii

Shuginin I.O.

Moskovskiĭ oblastnoĭ NII akusherstva i ginekologii

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