Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature

An 11-year-old, 35-kg boy underwent balloon angioplasty twice, at the ages of 4 years and 10 years, with only limited effect. He was admitted for another cardiac catheterization because of chest pain and breathlessness on exercise. Aortography revealed severe discrete coarctation of the aorta, with...

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Main Authors: Hsu-Ting Cheng, Ming-Chih Lin, Sheng-Ling Jan, Yun-Ching Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000684