Endograft as Bridge to Open Repair for Ruptured Thoracic Aneurysm in a Pregnant Marfan Patient.

We present the case of a ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm in a woman with Marfan syndrome who was 25 weeks pregnant. Emergent intervention was performed using an endovascular repair as a bridge to allow continuation of pregnancy, decreasing fetal morbidity, and allow subsequent later definitive open aortic repair. PMID: 26140774 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - July 1, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: De Martino RR, Johnstone J, Baldwin EA, Brost BC, Connolly HM, Pochettino A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research