Abstract:We present the first case of hybrid stenting of coarctation of the aorta using a retrograde approach through the descending aorta. An 8-month-old, 5.7 kg infant developed severe obstructive lesion of the aortic arch and isthmus after primary correction of the common arterial trunk and surgical management of coarctation of the aorta. As a result, emergency intervention was needed. Taking into the account the low body weight of the patient and the impossibility of using a transfemoral approach, we decided to obt… Show more
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