title: [Aortic coarctation in the neonatal period. Study of 137 cases].
abstract: The clinical records of 137 newborns, diagnosed by cardiac catheterization of aortic coarctation, have been reviewed. According to the presence of associations, three different groups have been established. Group A: isolated coarctation or coarctation associated with patient ductus arteriosus (40 cases); Group B: coarctation associated with ventricular septal defect or atrial septal defect (37 cases); Group C: coarctation associated with other complex congenital cardiac lesions (60 cases). The aortic coarctation has been surgically repaired in 73 cases, by using the following techniques: End-to-end anastomosis in 26 patients, Waldhausen repair in 43 and other procedures in the remaining 4 cases. For the surgically treated patients the survival has been: 88% in group A, 90% in group B and 48% in group C. In non-operated patients the survival has been: 21%, 6% and 14%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neonatología y Sección de Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Universdad Autónoma, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Girona Comas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urgelles Homdedeu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Tejeiro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cabral Salvadores
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casaldáliga Ferrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fina Martí
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallart Catalá
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000367:Age Factors; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Coartación aórtica en el período neonatal. Estudio de 137 casos.