Pregnancy is a high-risk period for women with aortic pathology because these diseases can cause aortic aneurysms and dissections. Aortic diseases in pregnancy are a high risk for mother and child and can cause serious complications. Women with aortic disease should be evaluated before pregnancy and considered for pregnancy as some aortic diseases are considered absolute contraindications for pregnancy. The risks of medications used in these pathologies during pregnancy should be reviewed by both the mother and the fetus and then initiated. The most common hereditary aortopathies include bicuspid aortic valve, Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, SMAD3 aortopathy, Turner syndrome, and nonsyndromic hereditary disorders of the fetal aorta. All this is discussed in detail in this article.

Dr. Gulana Aghayeva is the Head of the Cardiology Department at Medistyle Hospital in Baku, Azerbaijan. She has been a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) since 2023. Additionally, she is a PhD student at the Cardiology Institute of Azerbaijan. Dr. Aghayeva has published numerous research articles and regularly delivers lectures both within Azerbaijan and internationally.