RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Aortic atresia: survival to adulthood without surgery.
JF British Heart Journal
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 336
OP 337
DO 10.1136/hrt.64.5.336
VO 64
IS 5
A1 P Maxwell
A1 J Somerville
YR 1990
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/64/5/336.abstract
AB Aortic atresia is a rare congenital cardiac defect. It usually leads to death in the neonatal period. A patient with aortic atresia has survived to the age of 24 years without any surgical procedure. In view of the uncertain results of reconstructive surgery this case may have therapeutic implications.