Balloon angioplasty for recurrent coarctation of the aorta in patients following staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
After stage I palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, recurrent coarctation occurred in 9 of 25 survivors (36%) requiring balloon angioplasty, predominantly from a prograde approach. Although angioplasty was initially successful in all patients, recoarctation occurred in 4 and repeat angioplasty was successful in 2.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235, USA. tzellers@childmed.dallas.tx.us
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D012008:Recurrence