25 September 2023>: Articles
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 A* , Westley T. Manske A , Carla Williams A , Joseph C. Wildenberg A , Rachel J. Keppers B , Tiziano Tallarita B , Nishant Saran A , Andrew D. Calvin ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940628
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940628
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.