title: [Usefulness of nuclear magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of aortic coarctation and recoarctation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) usefulness in aortic coarctation and recoarctation diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  46 NMR performed on 43 patients: aortic coarctation was suspected in 30 patients and recoarctation in 13 by means of clinical, echocardiographic and Doppler examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparison of the NMR observations with the previous diagnosis and the surgical and therapeutic catheterism findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  41 patients were diagnosed of aortic coarctation or recoarctation by NMR, although a second examination was needed in 3 cases. This diagnosis was confirmed in the 26 treated children (surgical treatment or by angioplasty).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NMR offers excellent aortic images; positive diagnoses have a high safety level, but patients with negative diagnoses must be clinically followed; children suffering from native coarctation can be operated without previous angiographic examination.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albert Brotons
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Céspedes Domínguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrano Durán
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López Coronas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casaldàliga Ferrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castellote Alonso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Girona Comas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Utilidad de la resonancia nuclear magnética para el diagnóstico de la coartación y recoartación aórtica.