Marfan’s Syndrome: Successful term pregnancy after repair of a dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm at 21 weeks gestation

Abstract

We report a 38 year-old Chinese woman with Marfan’ syndrome that had an acute type A aortic dissection and severe aortic regurgitation at 21 weeks of gestation. Emergency aortic valve repair and ascending aortic replacement was successfully performed under circulatory arrest with mild hypothermia. The patient underwent a cesarean section and delivered a healthy baby at 38 weeks.