Abstract:A retrospective analysis of repair of aortic coarctation in young infants was conducted. Between April 1997 and December 2000, 21 patients under 4 months of age underwent repair of coarctation. Their mean age and weight were 41 42 days (range, 2 to 120 days) and 3.6 0.7 kg (range, 2.6 to 4.9 kg). The indications for surgery were congestive heart failure and/or shock. Diagnosis was made by 2-dimensional echocardiography with Doppler color flow imaging. Preoperative gradients ranged from 25 to 100 mm Hg. Aor… Show more
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