Balloon dilatation of native aortic coarctation in two patients with Turner syndrome.
We report successful balloon dilatation of native coarctation of the aorta in two patients with Turner syndrome, with favorable endovascular remodeling demonstrated by intravascular ultrasound imaging and angiography 1 year after the procedure.
Park
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 92103, USA.
Sklansky
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MS
Shaughnessy
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RD
Kashani
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IA
Rothman
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A
D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*