Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Twin Pregnancy

Eryn Bryant, MSN, NP-C; Sandra Tsai, MD, MPH; Eleanor Levin, MD; Dominic Fleischman, MD; Jessica Ansari, MD; Michael Fischbein, MD; Katherine Bianco, MD; Abha Khandelwal, MD, MS

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Twin Pregnancy

Eryn Bryant, MSN, NP-C,
Sandra Tsai, MD, MPH,
Eleanor Levin, MD,
Dominic Fleischman, MD,
Jessica Ansari, MD,
Michael Fischbein, MD,
Katherine Bianco, MD,
Abha Khandelwal, MD, MS

Affiliations

Eryn Bryant, MSN, NP-C: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Sandra Tsai, MD, MPH: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Eleanor Levin, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Dominic Fleischman, MD: Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Jessica Ansari, MD: Division of Obstetric Anesthesia, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Michael Fischbein, MD: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Katherine Bianco, MD: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Abha Khandelwal, MD, MS: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Address for correspondence: Dr. Abha Khandelwal, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, H2156 MC 5319, Stanford, California 94305.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 96 – 100

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Bicuspid aortic valve with ascending aortic aneurysm is a common condition encountered in pregnancy. There are limited data on how to manage these patients. To our knowledge, we report the only case of a bicuspid aortic valve and aortic aneurysm with twin gestations. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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