Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of data form case reports. number of cases and corresponding % of total cases have been specified.
| Descriptive statistical analysis of age, timing of event, risk factors for dissection, symptoms at onset, type of lesion, surgical management and maternal and foetal outcome (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | 31.8 ± 5.2 | |
| N cases | % | |
| Timing | ||
| I w PP | 11 | 68.8 |
| 2 w PP | 3 | 18.8 |
| 3 w PP | 2 | 12.5 |
| Risk factors | ||
| No risk factors | 10 | 62.5 |
| Hypertension | 4 | 25 |
| Eclampsia/preeclampsia | 2 | 12.5 |
| Obesity | 2 | 12.5 |
| Twin pregnancy | 1 | 6.3 |
| Presentation | ||
| Thoracic pain | 7 | 43.8 |
| Dyspnea | 2 | 12.5 |
| Abdominal pain | 1 | 6.3 |
| Cardiogenic shock | 1 | 6.3 |
| Loss of consciousness | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lower limb hyposthenia | 1 | 6.3 |
| Pulmonary edema | 1 | 6.3 |
| Sudden death | 1 | 6.3 |
| Type of lesion | ||
| Type A aortic dissection | 10 | 62.5 |
| Type B aortic dissection | 4 | 25.0 |
| Dissected thoracic aortic aneurysm | 1 | 6.3 |
| Infrarenal dissected aneurysm | 1 | 6.3 |
| Treatment | ||
| Open surgery | 8 | 50.0 |
| TEVAR | 3 | 18.8 |
| Hybrid | 3 | 18.8 |
| No surgery | 2 | 12.5 |
| Maternal outcome | ||
| Alive | 12 | 75 |
| Exitus | 4 | 25 |
| Fetal outcome | ||
| Alive | 15 | 93.8 |
| Exitus | 1 | 6.3 |