Chapter 364: Was Pregnancy That Scary?

The incident had happened in the emergency department, and Jiang Tingxu and Liao Jiayu were both doctors from A&E. Their testimonies might be biased.

The three of them were quick-witted. Deng Peng had gotten his junior's cue and responded, "Sure, then let me brief you on aortic dissection. Its major cause is hypertension, or in simpler terms, high blood pressure. A great number of reports suggested that 70% of patients with aortic dissection were associated with high blood pressure. Inconsistent treatment, or uncontrolled high blood pressure, was the most important causation of this disease."

"Secondly, atherosclerosis, Marfan syndrome, some other idiopathic diseases, arteritis, and intense exercise could also cause aortic dissection."

The note-taking officer was dubious. "Marfan syndrome?"

Laymen wouldn't have understood medical jargon, not to say ever heard of it.