Abstract
Percutaneous transluminal balloon dilation angioplasty of an aortic coarctation was done in a one-day-old boy. The infant died 10 h later during aortic valvotomy. A dissecting aneurysm of the aortic arch was present at autopsy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
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Aorta, Thoracic
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Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
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Aortic Aneurysm / pathology
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Aortic Coarctation / pathology
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Aortic Coarctation / therapy*
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Aortic Dissection / etiology*
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Aortic Dissection / pathology
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Male