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Chapter 50 - Marfan Syndrome in Pregnancy

from Section 8 - Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Marwa Salman
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A 28-year-old nulligravida with Marfan syndrome is referred to your tertiary center’s high-risk obstetric unit for preconceptional counseling. She has no other medical issues.

Keywords

Marfan syndrome, pregnancyPreconception counselingGenetic riskPerinatal risks, complications, maternal-fetal morbidity, adverse outcomeInvestigationsCardiac surgery, indicationsContraindications, pregnancyAntepartum, intrapartum, postpartum managementAortic dissection, pregnancy
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 635 - 642
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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