In:
Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 10, No. 6 ( 2000-11), p. 644-646
Abstract:
We describe a neonate with critical coarctation of the aorta. Since treatment with Prostaglandin El had failed to reopen the arterial duct, and surgery was deemed to be associated with an unacceptably high risk in this unstable neonate, it was decided to perform balloon dilation of the coarctation as a palliative procedure to stabilize the patient. Balloon angioplasty failed to reduce the pressure gradient across the coarctation, so a stent was implanted retrogradely as an emergency procedure. Subsequently, the stented segment was resected surgically and end-to-end anastomosis created without complications at seven months of age.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1047-9511
,
1467-1107
DOI:
10.1017/S1047951100008969
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2000
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2060876-7
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