DISEASES OF THE AORTA IN PREGNANT WOMEN

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2024-04-03
Issue: 
4
Year: 
2024

G. Taradin(1), Сandidate of Medical Sciences; E. Kartamysheva(2); I. Rakitskaya(1), Candidate of Medical Sciences
1-M. Gorky Donetsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
2-City Hospital No. 1, Gorlovka

Aortopathy in pregnant women is caused by genetically determined connective tissue dysplasia (Marfan, Ehlers–Danlos, Loyes–Dietz syndromes, etc.). The most severe complication is aortic aneurysm and its dissection with a probability of fatal outcome. The key to preventing this complication is frequent repeat imaging (ultrasound is the method of choice) and interdisciplinary collaboration, planning and coordination of antenatal care, labor management and postnatal care.
Keywords: 
obstetrics and gynecology
pregnant women
aorta
aortopathies
connective tissue dysplasia
management tactics.

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