title: [Countercurrent aortography by contrast injection into a peripheral artery].
abstract: Countercurrent aortography performed through left brachial artery in 8 children, aging 27 days to 42 months. Systemic-pulmonary anastomosis was possible to be assessed in 3 out of 4 cases, even in one aging 42 months. Aortic coarctation could be evaluated in another 3 patients. In the last case with a clinical suspection of vascular ring, countercurrent aortography disclosed an anomalous right subclavian artery. We concluded that the procedure is safe and useful to assess some conditions involving thoracic aorta, even in older children.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiología Do Río Grande Do Sul/Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiología, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Patres
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vitola
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Arrarte
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Genro
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kalil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falleiro
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Lucchese
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Nesralla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodrígues
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D001916:Brachial Artery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
vernacular_title: Aortografía a contracorriente por inyección de contraste en arteria periférica.