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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 13.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2022 Nov 2;146(24):e334–e482. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001106

Recommendations for Pregnancy in Patients With Aortopathy: Aortic Dissection and Aortic Surgery in Pregnancy

COR LOE Recommendations
1 C-LD 1. In patients experiencing an acute type A aortic dissection during the first or second trimester of pregnancy, urgent aortic surgery with fetal monitoring is recommended.13
1 C-LD 2. In patients experiencing an acute type A aortic dissection during the third trimester of pregnancy, urgent cesarean delivery immediately followed by aortic surgery is recommended.14
1 C-EO 3. In patients experiencing an acute type B aortic dissection during pregnancy, medical therapy is recommended, unless endovascular or surgical therapy is required to manage acute complications.5
2b C-EO 4. In patients with progressive aortic dilation during pregnancy prophylactic aortic surgery may be considered, depending on individual circumstances.1,2,4