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
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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description 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 the narrowest diameter of 6 mm. The pressures of the ascending aorta and descending aorta were 115/72 mmHg and 93/66 mmHg, respectively. After implantation of a 16-mm-diameter stent, the systolic pressure gradient decreased from 22 mmHg to 0 mmHg. Annual follow-up for 6 years showed normal blood pressure, no exercise intolerance, and no recoarctation.
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spelling doaj-art-9dfb19856d7c4451b1b7641ea9e3551d2025-08-20T03:19:56ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722011-08-0152423723910.1016/j.pedneo.2011.05.007Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the LiteratureHsu-Ting Cheng0Ming-Chih Lin1Sheng-Ling Jan2Yun-Ching Fu3Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanAn 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 the narrowest diameter of 6 mm. The pressures of the ascending aorta and descending aorta were 115/72 mmHg and 93/66 mmHg, respectively. After implantation of a 16-mm-diameter stent, the systolic pressure gradient decreased from 22 mmHg to 0 mmHg. Annual follow-up for 6 years showed normal blood pressure, no exercise intolerance, and no recoarctation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000684catheterizationchildcoarctation of the aortaendovascular stent
spellingShingle Hsu-Ting Cheng
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Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature
Pediatrics and Neonatology
catheterization
child
coarctation of the aorta
endovascular stent
title Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature
title_full Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature
title_short Endovascular Stent for Coarctation of the Aorta in a Child and Review of the Literature
title_sort endovascular stent for coarctation of the aorta in a child and review of the literature
topic catheterization
child
coarctation of the aorta
endovascular stent
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