Table 4.
Risk Factors Responsible for Aortic Dissection in 122 Parturients
| Risk Factors | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Hereditary fibrillinopathies | 74 (60.7) |
| Marfan syndrome | 61 (49.2)a |
| Turner syndrome | 6 (4.9) |
| Familial thoracic aneurysm/dissection | 4 (3.3) |
| Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome | 2 (1.6) |
| Loeys‐Dietz syndrome | 1 (0.8) |
| Previously healthy individual | 31 (25.4) |
| Hereditary vascular diseases | 7 (5.7) |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 6 (4.9) |
| Coarctation of the aorta | 1 (0.8) |
| Vascular inflammation | 3 (2.5) |
| Takayasu arteritis | 2 (1.6) |
| Aortitis | 1 (0.8) |
| Acquired heart disease | 5 (4.1) |
| Hypertension | 4 (3.3) |
| AMI | 1 (0.8) |
| Others | 2 (1.6) |
| Cocaine abuse | 1 (0.8) |
| Antiphospholipid syndrome | 1 (0.8) |
Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction.
a
One patient had cocaine abuse.