Article
Acute aortic dissections with pregnancy in women with ACTA2 mutations.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2014
Regalado Ellen S, Guo Dong-chuan, Estrera Anthony L, Buja L Maximilian, Milewicz Dianna M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in ACTA2 predispose to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection as well as coronary artery and cerebrovascular disease. Here we examined the risk of aortic dissections, stroke and myocardial infarct with pregnancy in women with ACTA2 mutations. Of the 53 women who had a total of 137 pre...
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