Contained aortic rupture in a term pregnant patient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(9)2020 Sep 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-772239
ABSTRACT
Aortic dissection and rupture is a rare occurrence in pregnant and postpartum patients. This case discusses the presentation and diagnosis of a patient with an acute contained thoracic aortic aneurysm rupture at 38 weeks of gestation, after presenting with throat pain and syncope during the COVID-19 pandemic. The patient underwent emergent caesarean delivery for non-reassuring fetal heart tracing, following which continued syncope workup revealed an aortic aneurysm and pericardial effusion. Diagnosis in this case was finalised with multimodality imaging, including transthoracic echocardiogram, and the patient underwent surgical aortic repair.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Rupture
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Aortic Dissection
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-238370
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