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. 2018 Mar 1;8(1):36-37.
doi: 10.6705/j.jacme.201803_8(1).0007.

Aortic Dissection in Pregnant Patients

Shyh-Shyong Sim  1 , Bo-Hwi Kang  1 , Jen-Tang Sun  1
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Aortic Dissection in Pregnant Patients

Shyh-Shyong Sim et al. J Acute Med. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. (A) Transthoracic echocardiography at parasternal long axis view, double-headed arrow shows the diameter of aortic root. (B) Axial view of computed tomographic angiography (CTA), the arrow indicates the dissection over the aortic arch. (C) Sagittal view of CTA, the arrows show the dissections over the thoracic and abdominal aorta.
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