Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

Atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries - and aortic coarctation, narrowing of the aorta at birth, are also risk factors for the condition. Conditions that weaken the aorta wall, like an ...

Aortic coarctation (AoC) is a common congenital heart defect, affecting 5%–8% of patients with structural congenital anomalies. Despite advances in surgical and percutaneous interventions, ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the early results of balloon expandable stent implantation for aortic coarctation or recoarctation. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Two paediatric cardiology ...

However, just before discharge, a pediatrician detected a heart murmur, leading to an echocardiogram that revealed two critical congenital heart defects: a coarctation of the aorta, a narrowing of ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, extends upward through the chest to form an ...

Results Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) were found in 52/152 (34%) 45,X study subjects and aortic coarctation (COA) in 19/152 (12.5%). Isolated anomalous pulmonary veins (APV) were detected in 15/152 (10 ...

Aortic pseudocoarctation is a very rare congenital anomaly that mimics coarctation, but lacks significant luminal narrowing and enlarged collateral arteries. Although less severe than true coarctation ...

A man in his 30s presented with worsening shortness of breath for the last 6 months. He had a history of surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta 15 years ago. Examination revealed a mid-diastolic ...

For Maddy, an annual heart exam was no surprise due to a preexisting condition, but the diagnosis of a coarctation of the aorta was. She always knew this was a possibility, but her doctors thought it ...