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Published on: March 28, 2025
Aortic Dissection in a Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Tania Tabassum1, Andrew Brazier1, Miguel Garcia2
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Management of acute Type A aortic dissection can be complicated by patient comorbidities. We describe the case of a 29-year-old female with preexisting peripartum cardiomyopathy who developed a Type A dissection. Surgery was performed and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was instituted. She left hospital on the 71st postoperative day. It is extremely rare for a patient with cardiomyopathy to develop an aortic dissection. Deferring this patient's surgery to an ECMO center was crucial for her survival.
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