Case report: a novel approach for the emergency repair of acute aortic rupture associated with congenital aortic Coarctation

Abstract Background Congenital aortic coarctation (CoA) associated with aortic rupture is a rare but extremely lethal condition. In pregnant patients, the condition becomes very risky. Case presentation We presented a case of a pregnant (20 weeks gestation) patient with CoA associated with ruptured...

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Main Authors: Xin Pu, Maozhou Wang, Xiaoyong Huang, Hongjia Zhang, Lianjun Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01552-5