title: Aortic wall lesion in balloon dilatation of coarctation of the aorta.
abstract: A successful balloon dilatation of a native coarctation of the aorta was done in a five-day-old child. Two days later she was operated upon because of critical aortic stenosis, but died. The post-mortem examination showed a lesion of the intima and media at the coarctation site, and it seemed that the adventitia alone was what prevented rupture of the vessel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Hagemo
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bjørnstad
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smevik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foerster
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn