Dissection of the descending aorta after balloon angioplasty of native coarctation.
Pediatr Cardiol
; 18(3): 222-5, 1997.
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| ID: mdl-9142715
ABSTRACT
A 12-year-old girl underwent successful balloon angioplasty for a waist-like native coarctation. The balloon size/coarctation diameter ratio was 3.3. Postdilatation angiography showed a small aneurysm at the coarctation site. On frequent review the patient remained symptom-free and normotensive. Recatheterization was performed 14 months after balloon aortoplasty, when angiography revealed a massive aortic dissection extending from the origin of the left subclavian artery to both iliac arteries. She underwent partial replacement of the thoracic aorta. Balloon angioplasty of a narrow waist-like native coarctation may lead to extensive wall dissection and should be considered critically.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Coartación Aórtica
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Aneurisma de la Aorta Torácica
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Angioplastia de Balón
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Disección Aórtica
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Cardiol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Austria