Abstract
Cardiac disease is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the developed world [1]. In women with MFS and a significantly dilated aorta (over 4.0 cm) [2] the risk of aortic dissection rises to at least 10 % and increases further with an increasing aortic diameter [2, 3].
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- ACE inhibitors (ACEI)
- Angiotensin receptor blockers
- Aortic dissection (AOD)
- Beta-blockers
- Bradycardia
- Breast milk
- Breastfeeding
- Cardiopulmonary bypass
- Chorionic villus biopsy
- Contraception
- Dural ectasia
- Echocardiographic
- Epidural anaesthesia
- Growth retardation
- Intra-uterine death
- Intubation
- Joint dislocation
- Losartan
- Maternal mortality
- Miscarriage
- Mitral valve
- Multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- Myocardial function
- Near-normothermia
- Phenotypes
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Postpartum period
- Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
- Preconception counselling
- Pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Prematurity
- Pulsatile perfusion
- Renal abnormalities
- Symphysis pubis
- Vaginal delivery
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Walker, F., & Child, A. H. (2016). Pregnancy management in Marfan syndrome. In Diagnosis and Management of Marfan Syndrome (pp. 227–232). Springer-Verlag London Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5442-6_21
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